trouser
part of speech
noun used before another noun (trouser pocket, trouser leg); verb (trouser, trousers, trousered, trousering — informal, UK)
meaning for a pupil
1) (used before a noun) Having to do with trousers: «trouser leg», «trouser pocket», «trouser press». tree →
2) (informal, UK) To take and keep money, often in a sly or unfair way: «he trousered the cash». tree →
sense in the lessons
The word is usually seen as «trousers» (a piece of clothing covering each leg separately — in the US, «pants»). «Trouser» alone appears before other nouns. In British newspapers «to trouser» money means to pocket it, sometimes dishonestly. Phrases: «trouser leg», «trouser pocket», «trouser press», «trousered the money».
examples
- I put the coins in my trouser pocket. tree →
- His trouser leg got caught in the bike chain. tree →
- Roll up your trouser legs before you paddle. tree →
- Dad uses a trouser press to keep his work trousers smart. tree →
- (informal, UK) The salesman trousered a big bonus. tree →
- (informal) He trousered the prize money and left. tree →
note
As clothing the word is plural: «trousers», «a pair of trousers» (one piece of clothing). Say «my trousers are», not «my trouser is». Trap: in the UK «pants» means underwear, but in the US, Canada and often Australia «pants» means trousers.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «trouser» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.