bant

[ bant ]

/ bænt /

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verb (used without object) Medicine/Medical.

to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.

Origin of bant

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from Banting

Words nearby bant

Banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work, banteng, banter

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Example sentences from the Web for bant

Every rich Bant keeps his kambla field consecrated to buffalo-racing, and his pair of racing buffaloes, costing from Rs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”.
Penguin Persons & Peppermints|Walter Prichard Eaton
Fines inflicted by the Bant caste council are, I am informed, spent in the celebration of a temple festival.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
Banting, bant′ing, n. a system of diet for reducing superfluous fat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

The foregoing account shows that the Bant marriage is a good deal more than concubinage.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for bant

bant

/ (bænt) /

noun Lancashire dialect

string

strength or springiness of material

Word Origin for bant

probably a dialect pronunciation of band ²

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单词	bant
释义	bant [ bant ] / bænt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bant ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) Medicine/Medical. to lose weight by practicing Bantingism. Origin of bant First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from Banting Words nearby bant Banquo, bans, bansela, banshee, Banstead, bant, bantam, bantamweight, Bantam work, banteng, banter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bant Every rich Bant keeps his kambla field consecrated to buffalo-racing, and his pair of racing buffaloes, costing from Rs. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”. Penguin Persons & Peppermints\|Walter Prichard Eaton Fines inflicted by the Bant caste council are, I am informed, spent in the celebration of a temple festival. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston Banting, bant′ing, n. a system of diet for reducing superfluous fat. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The foregoing account shows that the Bant marriage is a good deal more than concubinage. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for bant bant / (bænt) / noun Lancashire dialect string strength or springiness of material Word Origin for bant probably a dialect pronunciation of band ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bant trim, lower, cut, dwindle, shorten, lessen, pare, slash, diminish, curtail, cut down, weaken, scale down, shave, dilute, clip, abridge, slim, impair, impoverish
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bant

verb (used without object) Medicine/Medical.

Origin of bant

Words nearby bant

Example sentences from the Web for bant

British Dictionary definitions for bant

noun Lancashire dialect

Word Origin for bant

Words related to bant