pants[plural noun]
- underpants, boxer shorts, briefs, drawers, knickers, panties
- trousers, slacks
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. pants1 S3 /pænts/
noun [plural][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: pantaloons]
1. especially American English a piece of clothing that covers you from your waist to your feet and has a separate part for each leg
Synonym : trousers British English:
She was wearing dark blue pants and a white sweater.2. British English a piece of underwear that covers the area between your waist and the top of your legs
Synonym : underpants American English ⇒
knickers,
briefs,
boxer shorts3. bore/scare etc the pants off somebody informal spoken to make someone feel very bored, very frightened etc:
She always bores the pants off me.4. beat the pants off somebody American English spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition
Synonym : thrash5. somebody puts his pants on one leg at a time American English spoken used to say that someone is just like everyone else:
Go on, ask him for his autograph – he puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you do.6. (since somebody was) in short pants British English informal since someone was a very young boy:
I’ve known Eric since he was in short pants. ⇒
do something by the seat of your pants at
seat1(10), ⇒
catch somebody with their pants down at
catch1(6), ⇒
wear the pants/trousers at
wear1(7)
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲