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pant

2  [pant]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to pants: pant cuffs.
–noun
2. pant leg.
3. pants (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1890–95; sing. of pants
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Word Origin & History

pant  (v.)
c.1440, perhaps a shortening of O.Fr. pantaisier "to be out of breath" (12c.), probably from V.L. *pantasiare "be oppressed with a nightmare, struggle for breathing during a nightmare," lit. "to have visions," from Gk. phantasioun "have or form images, subject to hallucinations," from phantasia "appearance, image, fantasy" (see phantasm). The noun is attested from c.1500.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pant
Pronunciation: 'pant
Function: intransitive verb
: to breathe quickly, spasmodically, or in a labored manner
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

pant (pānt)
v. pant·ed, pant·ing, pants
To breathe rapidly and shallowly.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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