English Explanatory Dictionary

trouser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Of or relating to trousers.
  2. A pair of trousers.
verb
  1. To put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
  2. To secretively steal (an item or money) for personal use.
  3. To take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹaʊzə/ trouʹzər /ˈtɹaʊzɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-trouser.wav

Word forms

trouser trousers trousering trousered

Etymology

Back-formation from trousers.

Derived words

betrousered detrouser in the trouser department one-eyed trouser snake trouser cough trouser department trousered trousered class trouserette trouserian trousering trouser leg trouserless trouserlessness trouserlike trouser monkey trouser pants trouser pocket trouser press trouser role trouser snake trouser suit trouser tent untrousered

Translations

Finnish: pistää taskuihinsa Polish: kraść Polish: ukraść
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