'Pant' definitions:
Definition of 'pant'
From: WordNet
noun
The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
noun
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" [syn: trouser, pant]
noun
A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: gasp, pant]
verb
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: pant, puff, gasp, heave]
verb
Utter while panting, as if out of breath
Definition of 'Pant'
From: GCIDE
- Pant \Pant\, n.
- 1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A violent palpitation of the heart. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pant'
From: GCIDE
- Pant \Pant\ (p[.a]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Panted; p. pr. & vb. n. Panting.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF. panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh. akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the nightmare.]
- 1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. [1913 Webster]
- Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used with for or after. [1913 Webster]
- As the hart panteth after the water brooks. --Ps. xlii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- Who pants for glory finds but short repose. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
- The whispering breeze Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pant'
From: GCIDE
- Pant \Pant\, v. t.
- 1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out. [1913 Webster]
- There is a cavern where my spirit Was panted forth in anguish. --Shelley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Then shall our hearts pant thee. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pant'
From: GCIDE
- pant \pant\, a. Of or pertaining to pants. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'pant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ache for,
- aim,
- Aqua-Lung,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- aspire,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- bake,
- bark,
- bawl,
- be dying for,
- be hurting for,
- be in heat,
- beat,
- bellow,
- blare,
- blat,
- blaze,
- bloom,
- blow,
- blubber,
- boil,
- boom,
- bray,
- break down,
- breath,
- breath of air,
- breathe,
- breathe hard,
- breathe in,
- breathe out,
- breathing,
- broil,
- broken wind,
- burn,
- burn out,
- buzz,
- cackle,
- chant,
- chirp,
- choke,
- clamor for,
- collapse,
- combust,
- coo,
- cook,
- cough,
- covet,
- crack up,
- crave,
- crow,
- cry for,
- desire,
- drawl,
- droop,
- drop,
- drum,
- exclaim,
- exhalation,
- exhale,
- exhaust,
- expel,
- expiration,
- expire,
- exsufflation,
- faint,
- fatigue,
- fidget,
- flag,
- flame,
- flame up,
- flare,
- flare up,
- flicker,
- flip out,
- flush,
- flute,
- flutter,
- freak out on,
- fry,
- gape for,
- gasp,
- get high on,
- get tired,
- give out,
- glow,
- go pitapat,
- grow weary,
- growl,
- grunt,
- gulp,
- hack,
- hanker after,
- have the fidgets,
- have the shakes,
- heave,
- hiccup,
- hiss,
- hone for,
- hope for,
- huff,
- huff and puff,
- hunger,
- incandesce,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inhale,
- inspiration,
- inspire,
- insufflation,
- iron lung,
- itch for,
- jade,
- jerk,
- keen,
- languish for,
- lilt,
- long,
- long for,
- lust for,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- mumble,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- palpitate,
- pant after,
- pant for,
- parch,
- peter out,
- pine,
- pine for,
- pipe,
- play out,
- poop out,
- puff,
- puff and blow,
- pulsate,
- pulse,
- quake,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- radiate heat,
- respiration,
- respire,
- roar,
- roast,
- rumble,
- run down,
- run out,
- scald,
- scorch,
- scream,
- screech,
- scuba,
- seethe,
- shake,
- shimmer with heat,
- shiver,
- shriek,
- sibilate,
- sigh,
- sigh for,
- simmer,
- sing,
- sink,
- smolder,
- smother,
- snap,
- snarl,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snort,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- sob,
- spark,
- spoil for,
- squall,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- squirm,
- steam,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- stew,
- stifle,
- succumb,
- suffocate,
- suspiration,
- sweat,
- swell,
- swell with emotion,
- swelter,
- thirst,
- thirst for,
- thrill,
- thrill to,
- throb,
- thunder,
- tick,
- ticktock,
- tingle,
- tingle with excitement,
- tire,
- toast,
- toss,
- toss and turn,
- tremble,
- trumpet,
- tumble,
- turn on to,
- twang,
- twist and turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- wail,
- want,
- warble,
- weary,
- weary for,
- wheeze,
- whine,
- whisper,
- wiggle,
- wilt,
- wind,
- wish,
- wish for,
- wriggle,
- writhe,
- yap,
- yawp,
- yearn for,
- yell,
- yelp,
- yen for