noun
Meaning 1
Of or relating to trousers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive
Examples
- 'trouser leg
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
trouser
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈtɹaʊzə/
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US: trouʹzər
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US: /ˈtɹaʊzɚ/
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rhymes with -aʊzə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: T R AW1 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A pair of trousers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- And this is our linen trouser, sir.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To secretively steal (an item or money) for personal use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, informal, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in his trouser's pocket
- he ripped his left trouser on the fence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garment
noun
Meaning 7
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had a sharp crease in his trousers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garment
Narrower terms: bellbottom trousers, bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers, chino, churidars, cords, corduroys, flannel, gabardine, tweed, white, jean, blue jean, denim, jodhpurs, jodhpur breeches, riding breeches, long trousers, long pants, pajama, pyjama, pantaloon, pedal pusher, toreador pants, salwar, shalwar, short pants, shorts, trunks, slacks, stretch pants, sweat pants, sweatpants, trews
History
Etymology
Back-formation from trousers.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: housu- — of or relating to trousers
- Polish: spodnie — of or relating to trousers
- Finnish: pistää taskuihinsa — to legally remove
- Polish: kraść — to legally remove
- Polish: ukraść — to legally remove
- Finnish: pistää liiveihinsä — to secretively steal
- Polish: obławiać się — to secretively steal
- Polish: obłowić się — to secretively steal