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as a verb: - 1
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pant
noun
1 pant
The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine).
2 pant
usually in the plural A garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.
synonyms: pair of trousers, trousers.
Dutch: broek
Polish: portki, porcięta, spodnie, pantalony, portasy
3 pant
A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open.
synonym: gasp.
Dutch: gehijg, snik
Polish: dyszenie
verb
1 pant
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted:
— The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily.
synonyms: gasp, heave, puff.
Roget 382:
be hot
etc.
adj.;
glow,
flush,
sweat,
swelter,
bask,
smoke,
reek,
stew,
simmer,
seethe,
boil,
burn,
blister,
broil,
blaze,
flame;
smolder;
parch,
fume,
pant.
heat
etc.
(make hot)
384;
recalesce†;
thaw,
give.
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Roget 688:
be fatigued
etc.
adj.;
yawn
etc.
(get sleepy)
683;
droop,
sink,
flag;
lose breath,
lose wind;
gasp,
pant,
puff,
blow,
drop,
swoon,
faint,
succumb.
fatigue,
tire,
weary,
irk,
flag,
jade,
harass,
exhaust,
knock up,
wear out,
prostrate.
tax,
task,
strain;
overtask,
overwork,
overburden,
overtax,
overstrain.
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Roget 821:
feel;
receive an impression
etc.
n.;
be impressed with
etc.
adj.;
entertain feeling,
harbor feeling,
cherish feeling
etc.
n..
respond;
catch the flame,
catch the infection;
enter the spirit of.
bear,
suffer,
support,
sustain,
endure,
thole [Scot.],
aby†;
abide
etc.
(be composed)
826;
experience
etc.
(meet with)
151;
taste,
prove;
labor under,
smart under;
bear the brunt of,
brave,
stand.
swell,
glow,
warm,
flush,
blush,
change color,
mantle;
turn color,
turn pale,
turn red,
turn black in the face;
tingle,
thrill,
heave,
pant,
throb,
palpitate,
go pitapat,
tremble,
quiver,
flutter,
twitter;
shake
etc.
315;
be agitated,
be excited
etc.
824;
look blue,
look black;
wince;
draw a deep breath.
impress
etc.
(excite the feelings)
824.
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2 pant
Utter while panting, as if out of breath.
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