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trot

/tɹɒt/ /tɹɑt/

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Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

Examples :

"The zoo's exhibit featured several different trots, including zebras and horses. "

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Equipment with legs.

Examples :

"My daughter's new trot had wheels and allowed her to move quickly from room to room. "

item utensil machine

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Type of equipment.

Examples :

"The school's new track and field equipment includes several different types of trots. "

utensil item thing

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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.

Examples :

"The coal seam's trot split into several smaller veins, making it harder to mine the ore effectively. "

geology material

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

Examples :

"The community struggled with the rise in crime attributed to the increased availability of trot on the streets. "

medicine substance

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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).

Examples :

"The kids were playing a game of trot during their recess. "

sport game entertainment

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

Examples :

"The student used a trot during the history exam, copying answers from a friend's paper. "

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(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

Examples :

"The students' trot during recess was quite boisterous. "

entertainment action education

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noun

Examples :

"Alright, mate, got any horse?"

medicine substance

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An ugly old woman, a hag.

Examples :

"My grandmother, a real trot, knitted while watching the children play. "

appearance person age character

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(chiefly of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

Examples :

"The horse's trot was steady and rhythmic, carrying the rider easily along the path. "

animal action way

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A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

Examples :

"The horse's trot carried the rider smoothly across the field. "

animal action way

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A brisk journey or progression.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "After a quick trot to the store, I was back home in time for dinner." "

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Examples :

"The little trot skipped ahead of his mother in the park. "

age human person family

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A young animal.

Examples :

"The farmer showed us his new trot, a playful, brown foal. "

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A moderately rapid dance.

Examples :

"The children performed a lively trot at the school dance. "

dance music entertainment

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A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.

Examples :

"After five heads in a row, the spinner called the sequence a lucky "trot" and bet heavily. "

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(with "good" or "bad") A run of luck or fortune.

Examples :

"He′s had a good trot, but his luck will end soon."

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(as 'the trots') Diarrhoea.

Examples :

"My dog has the trots, so I need to take him to the vet. "

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verb

To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.

Examples :

"The children trotted down the sidewalk to school, their feet moving faster than a walk but slower than a run. "

action way animal

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verb

(of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

Examples :

"The horse trotted slowly down the path to the stable. "

animal action vehicle

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verb

To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.

Examples :

"The farmer would trot his pony around the field to exercise it. "

animal action vehicle

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A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.

Examples :

"My younger sister loves to listen to trot music. "

music culture entertainment

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A supporter of Trotskyism.

Examples :

"Even though he faced opposition, the young trot passionately defended his socialist ideals in the political debate. "

politics doctrine theory person