PANT

pant

Noun

  1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
  2. A violent palpitation of the heart.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A pair of pants .
  2. Of or relating to pants.
    Pant leg

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. a public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England

Verb

  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.
  1. To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
  2. To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
  3. Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
  4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish.


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