pants

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down, with a separate part for each leg; trousers.

   He wore a blue shirt and black pants to the interview.

2. 2
   noun

   Underwear worn over the bottom and between the legs.

   She packed clean socks and pants for the trip.

3. 3
   adj

   Of very poor quality; rubbish.

   Your old phone is pants compared to the new one.

Common collocations

• put on pants Verb + noun
• wear pants Verb + noun
• baggy pants Adjective + noun
• loose pants Adjective + noun
• tight pants Adjective + noun
• torn pants Adjective + noun
• fold pants Verb + noun
• iron pants Verb + noun

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)bor. Spanish Pantaleónder. Italian Pantaloneder. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from p…

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