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trousers

noun
trousers pronunciation English ˈtraʊzəz trousers pronunciation American ˈtraʊzərz
(especially British English) (North American English usually pants) [plural]
 
a piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist down and is divided into two parts to cover each leg separately
a pair of grey trousersI was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time.He dropped his trousers.trouser
trouser pronunciation English trouser pronunciation American
adjective [only before noun]trouser pockets
Idioms
see catch somebody with their trousers down at catch verb, wear the trousers at wear verb