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trot

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: trot

1
vn
ride at a trot
a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
2
n
a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: trot
1

v ride at a trot

Type of:
ride horseback
ride on horseback

v run at a moderately swift pace

Synonyms:
clip, jog
Type of:
run
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

v cause to trot

“She trotted the horse home”
Type of:
walk
accompany or escort

n a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

Types:
rising trot
the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
sitting trot
the rider sits still in the saddle
Type of:
gait
a horse's manner of moving

n a slow pace of running

Synonyms:
jog, lope
Types:
dogtrot
a steady trot like that of a dog
Type of:
locomotion, travel
self-propelled movement
2

n a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

Synonyms:
crib, pony
Type of:
interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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