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Meaning of 'pant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pant [ n.]
- A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
- A violent palpitation of the heart.
2 . Pant [ v. i.]
- To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
- Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
- To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; -- said of the heart.
- To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
3 . Pant [ v. t.]
- To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
- To long for; to be eager after.

Meaning of 'pant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pant [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Example in sentence:
  • he had a sharp crease in his trousers
Meaning (2):
- a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
Example in sentence:
  • she gave a gasp and fainted
3 . pant [ v]
Meaning (3):
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Example in sentence:
  • The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

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