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{
"term": "pants",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/cl/clothes.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "underpants or knickers",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **pair of pants**"
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"… of pants": ["pair"],
"verb + pants": ["pull on", "pull up", "drop"],
"phrases": ["bra and pants"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "trousers",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a new pair of pants"
},
{
"text": "ski/sweat/dress pants"
},
{
"text": "a brown vest with matching pants"
},
{
"text": "I start patting at my pants pockets."
},
{
"text": "She rolled up her pant legs."
},
{
"text": "She wore a pair of baggy khaki pants and a black t-shirt."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "short", "corduroy"],
"… of pants": ["pair"],
"verb + pants": ["unbutton", "undo", "unzip"],
"pant + noun": ["leg", "pocket", "suit"],
"preposition": ["in pants"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "something you think is of poor quality",
"labels": "(British English, slang)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their new album is absolute pants!"
},
{
"text": "Do we have to watch this pants programme?"
}
],
"synonyms": "rubbish"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make somebody extremely bored, frightened, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to act without careful thought and without a plan that you have made in advance, hoping that you will be lucky and be successful",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [],
"synonyms": "wing it"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to arrive or do something when somebody is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be very excited or impatient about something and unable to stay still",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be the person in a marriage or other relationship who makes most of the decisions",
"labels": "(becoming old-fashioned, often disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's obvious who wears the pants in that family!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to urinate in your underwear by accident",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was so frightened that he wet his pants."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pænts/",
"audio": "pa/pants/pants__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pænts/",
"audio": "pa/pants/pants__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of pantaloons."
}