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Pants Pair Pænts Noun Ski/Sweat/Dress Brown Vest Matching

Word3 pants
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /pænts/ /pænts/
Example
  • a pair of pants
  • a new pair of pants
  • ski/sweat/dress pants
  • a brown vest with matching pants
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pants

(noun)/pænts/ /pænts/
  1. underpants or knickers
    • a pair of pants
  2. trousers
    • SEE ALSO capri pants
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/capri-pants
    • a new pair of pants
    • ski/sweat/dress pants
    • a brown vest with matching pants
    • I start patting at my pants pockets.
    • She rolled up her pant legs.
    • She wore a pair of baggy khaki pants and a black t-shirt.
  3. something you think is of poor quality
    • SYNONYM rubbish
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rubbish_2
    • Their new album is absolute pants!
    • Do we have to watch this pants programme?
  4. to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc.
  5. to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful
    • SYNONYM wing it
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/wing_2#wing_idmg_7
  6. to arrive or do something when somebody is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation
  7. to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still
  8. to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions
    • It's obvious who wears the pants in that family!
  9. to urinate in your underwear by accident
    • He was so frightened that he wet his pants.

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of pantaloons.
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