{
    "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."
}