noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dog pants (= breathes quickly usually with its tongue hanging out )
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The dog was panting heavily beside her.
hot pants
scare the pants off sb (= scare someone very much )
ski pants
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a pair of ski pants
stirrup pants
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
baggy
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Self-destructive Melissa, that kooky chick who sometimes wore braces over a singlet to hold up her baggy pants .
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Suzanne, forty-something, looking respectable in baggy pants and a blouse, used to work here.
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It has to be bright, baggy tracksuit pants .
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The insurance companies hid behind my old coats and baggy pants and my boots with the run-over heels.
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It consists of a loose shirt, or tunic, with baggy pants , tied together in the middle with a belt.
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How about updating the context, dressing the youths in flannels and baggy pants ?
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A chubby little man in a short-sleeved sport shirt and baggy gray twill pants came out the door.
black
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She dressed in an unvarying uniform of black ski pants and pink mohair pullover which became grubbier as the weeks passed.
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Tony Rich, wearing a fleece-trimmed black jacket with black satin pants and a derby.
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When not working the girls dressed alike in black tight pants , black leather jackets and black suede boots.
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Blue Mooney stood in the unlit doorway in his black pants , black shirt, black boots.
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She wears a large loose-knit white sweater and a pair of tight black pants .
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There is not a corpuscle to spare between her lean, muscular frame and her black Diesel pants .
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Ladies have sheer or bare legs, trendies cover up with black leather pants .
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But Tuesday night she appeared soft, relaxed and regal, even in a businesslike black pants suit.
blue
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He wears navy blue short pants and a little navy blue jacket with bright gold buttons.
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He wore white loafers, shiny blue nylon sweat pants , and a white golf shirt a size or two too small.
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The girl was lying on her side with her pink leotard and blue corduroy pants piled on top of her.
hot
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This time I was making hot pants and rainbow striped jumpers.
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She has graduated from the brown velvet hot pants of her stockbroker days to Armani, Ralph and Prada.
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Bikini bottoms look more like high-waisted hot pants , while swimsuits are squared off across the thighs or skirted.
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She got hot pants for this guy twice her age.
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Alexis's hot pants , £30; top £25, Juliette Spatchett at Hyper Hyper.
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For mock leather C&A waistcoats £21.99, jeans, £24.99, hot pants , £16.99.
khaki
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Kaczynski wore khaki pants and a long-sleeved green shirt during his appearance.
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His Saigon khaki pants were clean.
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Hanmer was wearing a white golf shirt and khaki pants he apparently used for gardening.
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Frank had a perfect bubble-butt and massive thigh muscles clearly outlined in his khaki pants .
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It was practically empty except for two middle-aged men in khaki pants and cotton shirts lounging over a quart of beer.
short
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His short pants have shoved up over the bare knees and one shows bloody scratches.
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He wears navy blue short pants and a little navy blue jacket with bright gold buttons.
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He was wearing only a sleeveless vest and a pair of short pants that reached almost to his bony knees.
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Some say the invaders wear short pants .
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The mice-children in these episodes wear sailor suits, or short pants with bibs and braces over little stripy jumpers.
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Every long table is filled with oldsters in their golden years costumes-juvenile ensembles of short pants , shirts, and sneakers.
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He never allowed his hands, his striped short pants or anything other than his polished shoes to touch the floor.
tight
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He led the way, his slim hips in the tight fitting pants snaking gracefully between the tables.
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Slight, fair, silk shirt, tight pants , and he walks as though he wants to wee-wee.
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When not working the girls dressed alike in black tight pants , black leather jackets and black suede boots.
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My costume fits O.K.; the tight velvet pants worked well in the dance routine work-through this morning.
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Though to be fair, in tight pants it's more of an undulating glide.
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She wears a large loose-knit white sweater and a pair of tight black pants .
white
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She wore black and white striped clown pants , baggy, with frills, and an oversized man's shirt.
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The players wore short-sleeve white shirts, long white pants and dark bow ties, with baseball caps and white sneakers.
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I bet you were shitting your elegant white pants when you heard I was here.
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He had bright white pants , black gym shoes.
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A delectably cool camisole and a pair of pure, white cotton pants .
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White shirt, open at the neck; white pants , white shoes, white socks.
■ VERB
pull
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He held his hand over her mouth and tried to pull down her ski pants .
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Thereafter, the defendant must have pulled down her pants and tights and stabbed her private parts a number of times.
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Next year, George Clooney is going to pull his pants down for a guaranteed 55 share.
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Later, you pull up your pants and wait for the pain to go away.
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I reached over and pulled her pants back up.
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Seconds later, he was sidling, helping me pull down his pants .
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His checked shirt was pulled out of his pants , and his belly button was showing.
put
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As if this isn't difficult enough, she has to remember, too, to put the pants on before her trousers.
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He was so tired his bones ached; but he crawled out of bed, put on his pants and watch.
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I got up and dropped some pennies on the floor when I put my pants on.
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It was what allowed you to put your pants on in the morning.
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Would he have put it in his pants pocket?
scare
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Though, mind you, it scares the pants off poor old Crumwallis.
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The tests scare the pants off many managers.
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It took ten minutes to reach Honey Cottage, with Yanto trying his best to scare the pants off Mary.
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Lovely people who scared the pants off him.
wear
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She also wears skin-tight red pants .
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Like Angelita, who also helps them teach, but from her seat, Ilena is wearing pants .
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Why do I have to wear another man's pants ?
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Kaczynski wore khaki pants and a long-sleeved green shirt during his appearance.
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I don't wear the pants .
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He wears navy blue short pants and a little navy blue jacket with bright gold buttons.
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Another habit that our ancestors would have frowned on was women wearing pants .
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Some say the invaders wear short pants .
wet
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Lewis beat him a further ten times, claimed Joe, who was so scared that he wet his pants .
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I almost wet in my pants before I got off the track to relieve myself.
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I dribbled, I wet my pants , even banged my head on the furniture, and bawled ... bawled almost nonstop.
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She was shifting from one foot to the other; she felt as if she was going to wet her pants .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a kick up the arse/backside/pants etc
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He was gormless, spoke in a funny nasal accent and looked as if he could do with a kick up the backside.
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I think I just needed a kick up the backside.
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They like to see officialdom and the upper classes getting a kick up the backside.
catch sb with their pants/trousers down
do sth by the seat of your pants
fly by the seat of your pants
have ants in your pants
shit (in) your pants
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I was so scared, I could've shit my pants.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And doesn't she look cheeky in those figure-hugging pants .
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He whacked his pants leg with the dowel.
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The tests scare the pants off many managers.
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The thrift men wear absurd combinations of checkered pants and checkered polyester jackets with wide lapels.
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Though, mind you, it scares the pants off poor old Crumwallis.
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Tony Rich, wearing a fleece-trimmed black jacket with black satin pants and a derby.
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When he opens his pants , they sigh.