transitive. To ride (a horse, etc.) too hard or too long; to exhaust (an animal) by excessive riding. Also (Fox-hunting): to exhaust (a hound)…

transitive. To make a jade of (a horse); to exhaust or wear out by driving or working hard; to fatigue, weary, tire.

(causative of 4.) To cause to pant, to put out of breath: usually of horses.

To exhaust (a horse) by excessive riding. Now rare.

slang. To tire out (a horse).

to stump up. transitive. To wear out, exhaust (a horse, etc.) by excessive strain.

To ride (a horse) hard, reckless of his fatigue; to ‘pump’ (take it out of him by bucketfuls). Also, to move or drive (a vehicle, etc.) roughly…

= 17c.