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| pant [ pant ] |
verb (past and past participle pant·ed, present participle pant·ing, 3rd person present singular pants) |
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1. intransitive verb take short fast shallow breaths: to take short fast shallow breaths, especially when excited, hot, or after physical exertion
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2. transitive verb say something breathlessly: to say something while trying to catch your breath
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3. intransitive verb yearn: to have a strong desire and yearning for somebody or something
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4. intransitive verb pulsate quickly: to throb at a fast rhythm
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noun (plural pants) |
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shallow breath: a short fast shallow breath
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| [15th century. Via assumed Anglo-Norman, "gasp" < Vulgar Latin phantasiare "gasp in horror" < Latin phantasia "apparition" < Greek (see fantasy)] |
