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--v. 2 be terrified or alarmed or fearful or frightened or
terror-stricken or terror-struck, dread, fear, lose one's nerve;
frighten, scare; Colloq go to pieces, fall apart, Brit lose
one's bottle: I panicked, turned the wheel the wrong way, and
crashed the car into a tree. Gregory panics at the slightest
sign of danger. 3 frighten, scare, alarm, terrify, unnerve:
Something panicked the horses and one kicked out his stall door.
panic-stricken
adj. panic-struck, terrified, alarmed, horrified, aghast,
terror-stricken or terror-struck, panicky, frenzied, in a
frenzy, hysterical, besides oneself with fear or terror,
fearful, afraid, scared (stiff), petrified, horror-struck or
horror-stricken, frightened or scared out of one's wits,
appalled, stunned, stupefied, perturbed, unnerved, nervous,
distressed, upset, jittery, jumpy, (all) worked up, Colloq in a
cold sweat, in a flap, in a tizzy, Taboo slang scared shitless,
shitting green: At the news of the leak at the nuclear plant,
hundreds of panic-stricken people fled from the area.
panoramic adj. sweeping, commanding, extensive, comprehensive, wide,
overall, scenic, far-reaching, all-embracing, far-ranging,
all-encompassing, inclusive, bird's-eye, general: This room
affords a panoramic view of the sea-coast.
pant v. 1 gasp, huff (and puff), blow, heave, breathe hard, wheeze:
He was panting when he came into the room, having run up the
stairs. 2 Usually, pant for or after. crave, hanker after,
hunger or thirst for or after, yearn for, ache for, want,
desire, covet, wish for, long or pine or sigh for, have one's
heart set on, die for, be dying for, Colloq have a yen for, give
one's eye-teeth or right arm for: Margery was the girl that all
the boys panted after when we were ten.
pants n.pl. 1 In Britain (men's) drawers, small-clothes, smalls,
drawers, underpants, boxer shorts, trunks, undershorts,
Y-fronts, briefs, Colloq smalls; (women's) knickers,
camiknickers, panties, drawers, bloomers, pantalettes, tights,
pantihose, undies: The baby was dressed in a frilly dress and
matching pants. 2 In US: trousers, slacks, breeches, (Oxford)
bags, knickerbockers, flannels, shorts, Bermuda shorts or
Bermudas, pedal pushers, bell-bottoms, peg-tops, hip-huggers,