the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
"The old train began to pant as it climbed the steep hill."
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
"he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
"The old park bench was repurposed into a pant where people could refill their water bottles during the hot summer day."
A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
Any public drinking fountain.
In plain English: A pant is an old-fashioned word for pants, which are trousers you wear on your legs.
"After running up the hill, he was out of breath and could see only his heavy pant in the mirror."
Usage: As a noun, pant refers specifically to the act of heavy or rapid breathing rather than clothing. Use this term when describing someone's physical reaction after exertion or excitement, not for garments like trousers.
utter while panting, as if out of breath
"After running up the steep hill, she stopped to catch her breath and uttered a few words while panting heavily."
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.
"After climbing the steep hill, she leaned against the fence and began to pant heavily from exhaustion."
In plain English: To pant is to breathe quickly and heavily, usually because you are out of breath from exercising or excited about something.
"She had to stop running so she could catch her breath and pant from exhaustion."
A surname.
"Mr. Pant attended the family reunion to honor his ancestor's legacy."
The word pant likely entered English via Middle French forms meaning "to be breathless," though its ultimate origin is uncertain. Some scholars trace it back through a Vulgar Latin term for gasping during nightmares to an Ancient Greek root related to hallucinations or visions.