Definition of "pant"
- noun
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
A violent palpitation of the heart.
A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
Of or relating to pants.
A public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England.
- verb
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.
To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
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