pants

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /pænts/

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Noun

Singular pants

Plural pants

a pair of pants

1. Pants are a type of cloths worn on the legs. A pair of pants has a covering for each leg.

   Pants were traditionally worn by men, but now women wear them too.

Usage notes

To talk about one piece of clothing we say, "a pair of pants." For more than one we say, "pairs of pants." You can just say "pants" for one pair.

Related words

• jeans
• shorts
• skirt
• dress

Verb

Plain form pant

Third-person singular pants

Past tense panted

Past participle panted

Present participle panting

1. The third-person singular form of pant.

Verb

Plain form pants

Third-person singular pantses

Past tense pantsed

Past participle pantsed

Present participle pantsing

1. If you pants a person, you pull their pants down.