Trot
verb (used without object), trotted, trotting.
1.
(of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.
2.
to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry.
verb (used with object), trotted, trotting.
3.
to cause to trot.
4.
to ride (a horse) at a trot.
5.
to lead at a trot.
6.
to travel over by trotting:
to spend the day trotting the country byways.
7.
to execute by trotting.
noun
8.
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
9.
the sound made by an animal when trotting.
10.
the jogging gait of a human being, between a walk and a run.
11.
Harness Racing. a race for trotters.
12.
brisk, continuous movement or activity:
I’ve been on the trot all afternoon.
13.
Archaic: Disparaging. an old woman.
14.
Slang. a literal translation used illicitly in doing schoolwork; crib; pony.
15.
the trots, Informal. diarrhea.
16.
Informal. a toddling child.
Verb phrases
17.
trot out, Informal.
to bring forward for inspection.
to bring to the attention of; introduce; submit:
He trots out his old jokes at every party.
noun
1.
a trotline.
2.
a short line with hooks, attached to the trotline.
verb trots, trotting, trotted
1.
to move or cause to move at a trot
2.
(angling) to fish (a fast-moving stream or river) by using a float and weighted line that carries the baited hook just above the bottom
noun
3.
a gait of a horse or other quadruped, faster than a walk, in which diagonally opposite legs come down together See also jog trot, rising trot, sitting trot
4.
a steady brisk pace
5.
(in harness racing) a race for horses that have been trained to trot fast
6.
(angling)
one of the short lines attached to a trotline
the trotline
7.
(Austral & NZ, informal) a run of luck: a good trot
8.
(mainly Brit) a small child; tot
9.
(US, slang) a student’s crib
10.
(informal) on the trot
one after the other: to read two books on the trot
busy, esp on one’s feet
11.
(informal) the trots
diarrhoea
(NZ) trotting races
noun
1.
(informal) a follower of Trotsky; Trotskyist
In addition to the idiom beginning with trot
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