pant vs short pants

short pants vs pant

pant and short pants both are nouns.

pant is a verb but short pants is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pant	Yes	No	Yes	No
short pants	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, short pants is a hyponym of pant; that is, short pants 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
short pants: (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

Other hyponyms of pant include bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers, breeches, 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, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews, salopettes, ski pants.

pant (noun)	short pants (noun)
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open	(used in the plural) trousers that end at or 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)	short pants (verb)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
utter while panting, as if out of breath

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