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
A nice verb, to bant, though not approved of by the dictionary, which scornfully terms it “humorous and colloquial”.
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton
Thanks to the circumstance that the Honourable George, despite my warning, had for several years refused to bant, it was rather well stocked.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
Of course he might bant in the same way that a woman bants.
From Cobb's Anatomy by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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