trotting


trot

T0381000 (trŏt)n.1. a. The gait of a horse or other four-footed animal, between a walk and a canter in speed, in which diagonal pairs of legs move forward together.b. A ride on a horse moving with this gait.2. A gait of a person, faster than a walk; a jog.3. Sports A race for trotters.4. See pony.5. trots Informal Diarrhea. Used with the.6. A toddler.7. Archaic An old woman.v. trot·ted, trot·ting, trots v.intr.1. To go or move at a trot.2. To proceed rapidly; hurry.v.tr. To cause to move at a trot.Phrasal Verb: trot out Informal To bring out and show for inspection or admiration: "His novel trots out an Irish president named Finn" (Charles E. Claffey).
[Middle English, from Old French, from troter, to trot, of Germanic origin. N., sense 7, origin unknown.]
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