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horse H0225800 (hôrs)n.1. a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.b. An adult male horse; a stallion.c. Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species Przewalski's horse or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.3. Sports A vaulting horse.4. Slang Heroin.5. often horses Horsepower: a muscle car with 400 horses under the hood.6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.7. Geology a. A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.b. A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.v. horsed, hors·ing, hors·es v.tr.1. To provide with a horse.2. To haul or hoist energetically: "Things had changed little since the days of the pyramids, with building materials being horsed into place by muscle power" (Henry Allen).v.intr. To be in heat. Used of a mare.adj.1. Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.2. Mounted on horses: horse guards.3. Drawn or operated by a horse.4. Larger or cruder than others in the same category: horse pills.Phrasal Verb: horse around Informal To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.Idioms: a horse of another/a different color Another matter entirely; something else. beat/flog a dead horse1. To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.2. To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided. be/get on (one's) high horse To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited. hold (one's) horses To restrain oneself. the horse's mouth A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable.
[Middle English, from Old English hors; akin to Old Norse hross, horse, and German Ross, steed.]horse around or horse aboutvb (intr, adverb) informal to indulge in horseplayThesaurus| Verb | 1. |  horse around - indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"fool around, arse around, fooljest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" |
horse aroundverbInformal. To behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashion:act up, carry on, misbehave.Informal: cut up.horse around
horse around1. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting; to fool around. Quit horsing around and do your book report already—it's due tomorrow!2. To play or fool around in a rough or rowdy manner. Boys, quit horsing around before someone gets hurt!See also: around, horsehorse around (with someone or something) 1. Fig. to play around roughly with someone or something, possibly abusing someone or something. Stop horsing around with your little brother. Leave him alone. Will you kids stop horsing around? 2. Fig. to join someone in boisterous play; to participate in rough play with someone. He's horsing around with his little brother. They are really having a good time. We spent the entire afternoon just horsing around.See also: around, horsehorse aroundIndulge in frivolous activity or play. For example, The boys were horsing around all afternoon. This term presumably alludes to horseplay, which has meant "rough or boisterous play" since the late 1500s. [First half of 1900s] See also: around, horsehorse aroundv. Slang To engage in frivolous or idle activity; goof off: Stop horsing around and get to work! The kids horsed around in the park all day.See also: around, horsehorse around in. to work inefficiently; to goof around. You guys are always horsing around. See also: around, horseEncyclopediaSeehorseLegalSeeHorsehorse around
Related to horse around: ride roughshod overSynonyms for horse aroundverb to behave in a rowdy, improper, or unruly fashionSynonyms- act up
- carry on
- misbehave
- cut up
Synonyms for horse aroundverb indulge in horseplaySynonyms- fool around
- arse around
- fool
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