pant vs breeches

breeches vs pant

pant and breeches both are nouns.

pant is a verb but breeches is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pant	Yes	No	Yes	No
breeches	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breeches is a hyponym of pant; that is, breeches is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pant:

pant: (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
breeches: (used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

Other hyponyms of pant include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chinos, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, blue jeans, denim, jeans, jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches, long pants, long trousers, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pushers, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

pant (noun)	breeches (noun)
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open	(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

pant (verb)	breeches (verb)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
utter while panting, as if out of breath

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