Pants

Quick meaning: Pants is a noun meaning (UK, slang) Rubbish; something worthless.

Meaning

(UK, slang) Rubbish; something worthless.

More Meanings

1. (British, slang) Of inferior quality, rubbish.
2. To pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants.
3. plural of pant
4. third-person singular simple present indicative of pant
5. (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines, Singapore, Northern England) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
6. (chiefly UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.

Example Sentences

I rolled up the legs of the pants, then I went back into the trees.

Taylor was seen nearby and had a three foot machete down his pants.

It's in the evening after dark when the blackleg miner creeps to work. With his moleskin pants and his dirty shirt, there goes the blackleg miner.

I decided to pass up her underclothes, not from feelings of delicacy, but because I couldn't see myself putting her pants on and snapping her brassière.

Word Forms

• pant
• pantses
• pantsing
• pantsed

Synonyms for pants

Depending on context, synonyms include breeks, britches, hosen, slacks, strides, trousers.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bloomers, drawers, trousers, knickers, britches, slacks.

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