ˈpants, ˈpaan-, ˈpain- noun plural but sometimes singular in construction
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: short for pantaloons, plural of pantaloon
1. also pant
a.
(1) : pantaloon 2
(2) : trousers , slacks
b. chiefly Britain : men's short underpants
c. : pantie
2. pant noun singular : half or one leg of a pair of pants
3. : enclosures of streamline shape used to reduce the drag of airplane landing gear
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- with one's pants down