pant

¹pant

verb \ˈpant\

Definition of PANT

intransitive verb

1

a : to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner

b : to run panting

c : to move with or make a throbbing or puffing sound

2

: to long eagerly : yearn

3

: throb, pulsate

transitive verb

: to utter with panting : gasp

Examples of PANT

1. Dogs pant when they are hot.
2. The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill.

Origin of PANT

Middle English, modification of Anglo-French panteiser, from Vulgar Latin *phantasiare to have hallucinations, from Greek phantasioun, from phantasia appearance, imagination — more at fancy

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PANT

Synonyms

blow, heave, hyperventilate, gasp, puff, wheeze

Related Words

choke, gag, gulp, huff; asphyxiate, smother, stifle, strangle; snore, snuffle; exhale, expire

Rhymes with PANT

ant, aunt, brant, cant, chant, grant, Kant, plant, rant, scant, slant

²pant

noun

Definition of PANT

1

a : a panting breath

b : the visible movement of the chest accompanying such a breath

2

: a throbbing or puffing sound

First Known Use of PANT

1513

³pant

noun

Definition of PANT

1

: an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle —usually used in plural

2

plural chiefly British : men's underpants

3

plural : pantie

— with one's pants down

: in an embarrassing position (as of being unprepared to act)

Origin of PANT

short for pantaloons

First Known Use: 1840

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

⁴pant

adjective

Definition of PANT

: of or relating to pants <a pant leg>

First Known Use of PANT

1892

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

pant

intransitive verb \ˈpant\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PANT

: to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner