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horse

/hɔːs/ /hɔɹs/

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Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

Examples :

"My grandfather owns a beautiful horse. "

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Equipment with legs.

Examples :

"The farmer used a horse-drawn plow to prepare the field. "

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Type of equipment.

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"My father uses a horse to pull his plow. "

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A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

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"The coal vein contained a horse of harder rock, causing the miners to have to dig around it. "

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The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

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"The doctor prescribed a horse to help control her chronic pain. "

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An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).

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"The students played HORSE during their break, trying to outscore each other and avoid getting the word "horse" spelled out. "

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(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

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"The student used a horse to cheat on the history exam. "

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(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

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"The children's horseplay during recess was quite energetic. "

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To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)

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"The children were horsing around in the park, giggling and chasing each other. "

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To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

Examples :

"The farmer will horse his son's team for the county fair. "

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To get on horseback.

Examples :

"Before the school bus arrived, Emily had to horse to catch it. "

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To sit astride of; to bestride.

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"The child practiced horse the imaginary wooden pony, getting ready for his first riding lesson. "

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(of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).

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"The stallion horsed the mare in the pasture. "

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To take or carry on the back.

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"The student had to horse the heavy backpack across the crowded hall. "

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To place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; (hence) to flog.

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"The teacher will horse the students who misbehave during class. "

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To urge at work tyrannically.

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"The boss kept horsing around the new employee, demanding extra work without explanation. "

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To charge for work before it is finished.

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"The contractor horsed the client for the extra materials, demanding payment before the job was completed. "

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Examples :

"Alright, mate, got any horse?"

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