PANTS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pants in English pantsnoun [ plural ] uk /pænts/ us /pænts/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 UK (also underpants) a piece of underwear covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs A1 US (UK trousers) a piece of clothing that covers the lower part of the body from the waist to the feet, consisting of two cylinder-shaped parts, one for each leg, that are joined at the top: a pair of pants Why aren't you wearing any pants, David?   domin_domin/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages

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Underwear

• base layer
• Basque
• binder
• bloomer
• bodice
• drawer
• falsies
• flimsy
• French knickers
• G-string
• petticoat
• push-up bra
• scanties
• shapewear
• shorts
• undies
• union suit
• unmentionables
• uplift
• vest

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Trousers

Idioms

beat, bore, scare, etc. the pants off someone piss/shit your pants wet your pants pantsadjective [ after verb ] uk /pænts/ us /pænts/

pants adjective [after verb] (BAD)

UK slang not useful or of bad quality: This music is pants. Costing little or no money

• affordable housing
• affordably
• budget
• catchpenny
• chargeless
• cheap
• comp
• dirt cheap
• economically
• mates' rate
• off-peak
• rock bottom
• small change
• snip
• something
• super-cheap
• supersaver
• there's no such thing as a free lunch idiom
• ultra-cheap
• worthless

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Useless and futile Informal words for bad Not of good quality

pants adjective [after verb] (CLOTHES)

US (UK trouser) belonging or relating to pants: "Just look at this scar," said Aaron proudly, rolling up his pants leg. Trousers

• bell-bottomed
• bell-bottoms
• Bermuda shorts
• blue jeans
• bootcuts
• daisy dukes
• denim
• drainpipe
• dress pants
• dungarees
• kecks
• knickerbockers
• knickers
• lederhosen
• leggings
• stirrup pants
• stride
• tracksuit bottoms
• trews
• trousers

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pants | American Dictionary

pantsplural noun us /pænts/ Add to word list Add to word list a piece of clothing covering the lower part of the body from the waist to the foot, and including separate sections, joined at the top, for each leg: I need a new pair of gray pants to go with this jacket. Br Pants are underpants. A pants/pant leg is either of the separate sections covering a leg in a pair of pants. (Definition of pants from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of pants?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 內褲, 褲子, 無價值的，無用的，低劣的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 内裤, 裤子, 无价值的，无用的，低劣的… See more in Spanish calzoncillos, bragas, pantalones… See more in Portuguese cuecas, calça, calças… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पँट, विजार, पतलून… See more （下着の）パンツ, ズボン, ボトムス… See more pantolon, don, külot… See more pantalon [masculine], slip [masculine], culotte… See more calçotets, calces, pantalons… See more onderbroek, broek… See more जांघिया, चड्डी, पतलून… See more શરીરના પગથી ઉપરના તથા કમરથી નીચેના ભાગને ઢાંકવા/આવરવા/ આચ્છાદિત કરવા માટે પહેરાતું વસ્ત્ર. અંતઃ વસ્ત્ર, જાંઘિયા, પૅન્ટ્સ… See more underbukser, bukser… See more kalsonger, trosor, [lång]byxor… See more seluar dalam, seluar panjang… See more die Unterhose, die Hose… See more bukser [masculine, plural], underbukse [masculine]… See more جانگیا, پتلون, پینٹ… See more кальсони, штани… See more ప్యాంట్స్, నడుము నుంచి కాళ్ల పైభాగం వరకు కప్పే లోదుస్తులు, ప్యాంటు… See more আন্ডারওয়ার, কোমর থেকে পায়ের ওপরের অংশ পর্যন্ত ঢেকে রাখার জন্য এক ধরনের অন্তর্বাস, ফুলপ্যান্টস্‌ / ট্রাউজার্স্‌… See more spodky, kalhotky, kalhoty… See more celana pendek, celana… See more กางเกงชั้นใน, กางเกง… See more quần lót, quần dài… See more spodnie, majtki, spodenki… See more 속바지, 바지… See more mutande, pantaloni… See more Need a translator?

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• wear the pants idiom
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    • pants (BAD)
    • pants (CLOTHES)
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