bant
bant verb: to regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet. Also the clipping of banter.
Verb
bant (third-person singular simple present bants, present participle banting, simple past and past participle banted)
- To regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet.
- If he is […] gouty, obese, and nervous, we strongly recommend him to ‘bant.’1865 June 12, Pall Mall Gazette
- ‘I'm so sorry,’ she cried, jumping up. ‘I shall have to bant if I can't break myself of this habit of sitting on gentlemen's knees.’1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 70, in Of Human Bondage
Also used as
bant is also the clipping of banter.
Forms of bant
| third-person singular present | bants |
|---|---|
| present participle | banting |
| past participle | banted |
| past | banted |
Origin of bant
Back-formation from banting.
Clipping of banter.
Words that rhyme with bant
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Questions about bant
- What does bant mean?
- Bant means to regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet.
- What part of speech is bant?
- Bant is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bant?
- The past tense of bant is banted.
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