trot
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- noun
- /trɑt/
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trote
- The soldiers move out at a trot into the station.
Then we'd go on to a trot and finally we would go on to not a gallop but a three gated run.
- Then we'd go on to a trot and finally we would go on to not a gallop but a three gated run.
- Workout, cleaning, drive, walk, horse ride, trot, trot, kanta.
Examples
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The horses were moving at a fast trot and seemed to be settling down a bit.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Bring her to a trot, change her direction," Moses demanded.
Fiction book (1995) -
Just taking the horse for a trot out to London and back, are we? - Oh!
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Just an easy trot down the farm road and across the hayfield.
Fiction book (1993) -
His scamper slowed to a trot, then to a walk.
Fiction book (1992) -
Kampo set off at a steady trot, and the others filed behind him at three-pace intervals.
Fiction book (1990) -
Munny slaps The Kid's horse, and The Kid sets out at a trot while Munny watches him disappear into the night.
Fiction book (1993) -
"He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot, trit-trot of a pony."
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The horse maintained a steady trot as they moved around the training ring.
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During the competition, the rider urged her horse to pick up the pace to a brisk trot.
Synonyms
A movement faster than walking but slower than running
A steady, easy running step like a dog's used to move without getting tired
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way of riding where the rider rises and sits in time with the horse's trot
- Specialized
A way of riding where the rider stays in the saddle while the horse moves in a steady bouncy pace
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Trot comes from an old French verb trotter, which likely copied the short, quick sound of a horse's hooves. So a trot is a 'quick, steady' pace between walking and running.