bant
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
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strength or springiness of material
Etymology
Origin of bant
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from Banting
Example Sentences
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Despite a contemptuous response from the medical profession, his modest booklet went on to become a bestseller and "to bant" became a popular term for dieting.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2016
We passed by Spoons on the way, and the steak club nearly distracted me, imagine the amount of bant and dec going on in there.
From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2015
When our tour is ended, Cynthia, I shall have to bant for months.”
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis
A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”.
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Eaton, Walter Prichard
Of course he might bant in the same way that a woman bants.
From Cobb's Anatomy by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
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