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horsed

/hɔːrst/ /hɔːrsɪd/

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verb

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

Examples :

"The children horsed around in the park until their parents called them for dinner. "

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verb

To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

Examples :

"The farm owner horsed the delivery team, giving them strong, healthy horses for their work. "

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verb

To get on horseback.

Examples :

"She horsed up quickly and joined the trail ride. "

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verb

To sit astride of; to bestride.

Examples :

"The child horsed the rocking horse and began to giggle. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The stallion horsed the mare in the pasture this morning. "

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verb

To take or carry on the back.

Examples :

"The tired toddler horsed his teddy bear all the way home from the park. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The mischievous boys horsed their younger brother, holding him across the fence so they could playfully spank him. "

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verb

To urge at work tyrannically.

Examples :

"The construction foreman horsed the workers to finish the concrete pouring before the rain started. "

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verb

To charge for work before it is finished.

Examples :

"The contractor horsed the homeowner a significant sum upfront for the kitchen renovation, but then disappeared without completing the work. "

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adjective

Mounted on a horse.

Examples :

"horsed men"