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• n  underpants worn by women
• n  the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
• n  (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
• n  a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• v  breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
• v  utter while panting, as if out of breath

• Teddy Roosevelt had, along with a badger, a toad, some snakes and a pig, a bull terrier named Pete who once ripped the pants of a French ambassador.
• Eric, in particular, is talking about a ban on sagging pants.
• Sure, deck your lower limbs in pants; ; Yours are the limbs, my sweeting.

• bloomers
• drawers
• knickers
• pant
• trouser
• gasp
• puff
• heave

News & Articles

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• Octopus pants: Not the worst golf fashion statement (+video)
  Octopus pants: Billy Horschel caused a stir when he wore "Octopus pants" in the final round of the US Open golf tournament on Sunday.
  June 17, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Octopus pants: Not the worst golf fashion statement
  Octopus pants: Billy Horschel caused a stir when he wore "Octopus pants" in the final round of the US Open golf tournament on Sunday.
  June 17, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Octopus Pants Sported By Billy Horschel At U.S. Open
  Octopus pants sound like they would be the height of fashion in some French fashion show. That may be the case in the future, but for now, octopus pants are the sole innovation of Billy Horschel. Horschel, who is participating …
  June 16, 2013 - WebProNews

Quotes

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• Gary Ackerman in International Herald Tribune
  You seem to be flying a $700 billion plane by the seat of your pants,Rep. Gary Ackerman, DN.Y., told him. "It seems to be the second-largest bait-and-switch scheme that history has ever seen, second only to the reasons given to us to vote...
• Juan Monaco in Forbes
  I went nuts! I was cursing at me. I was yelling at my pants,Monaco said. "Right away I knew I lost that point. It's very weird."
• Gloria Steinem in The Associated Press
  Adding pants, Steinem said in an e-mail message, "gives us the idea that only pants can be powerful — tell that to Greek warriors and Sumo wrestlers."