pant leg

Thân thiện

A child rolls up his pant leg before stepping into the shallow stream.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The leg of a pair of trousers: One of the two long, tubular parts of a pair of pants that covers an individual leg from the waist or hip to the ankle.

Usage

• The term "pant leg" refers specifically to one complete sleeve of fabric that constitutes a leg of a garment. It is a countable noun.
• Important Note: "Pant leg" is a compound noun. The core word being defined is the compound unit "pant leg." It is not an explanation of the word "pant" or "leg" in isolation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He rolled up his pant leg to show the scrape on his knee.
  • The right pant leg was shorter than the left one.
  • Mud splattered all over the lower half of her pant leg.

Advanced Usage

• "to be caught by the pant leg": to have one's trousers snagged on something.
  • The stray nail caught his pant leg as he walked by the fence.

Variants and Related Words

• Trouser leg (noun): A synonym, more common in British English.
  • His trouser leg was caught in the bicycle chain.
• Pants leg (noun): An alternative, less formal spelling of the same compound noun.

Synonyms

• Trouser leg: The part of a pair of trousers covering a leg.

Related Phrases

• Cuff of the pant leg: The folded or finished hem at the bottom of a pant leg.
  • He had his initials embroidered on the cuff of his pant leg.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the leg of a pair of trousers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trouser leg