to horse
- verb
- /hɔrs/
- Archaic
Examples
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The boys like to horse around.
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- You wanna horse around?
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Mind if I horse around with it?
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So you think you're going to horse around with me, do you?
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As much as I'd like to horse around with you boys in the dark, I don't get overtime pay.
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Don't horse around.
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The team decided to horse the supplies to the campsite using their trusty old wagon.
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When we go camping, we like to horse the gear up the hill instead of carrying it.
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They will horse the heavy logs from the field to the barn when the rain stops.
Idioms
- Informal
To try again after a failure, especially when you feel afraid
- Informal
Continuing to talk about something already decided and pointless
- Informal
To act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Informal
To stop acting like you are better than other people
To do something useful only after it is already too late
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To play loudly and roughly in a silly way, often when it is not appropriate
Compounds
- Informal
A present you should accept without complaining, even if it seems small or bad
A small, strong American horse bred for short, fast races like quarter-mile sprints
- Literature
A large hollow wooden horse that hides soldiers to let them enter the city of Troy secretly
- Specialized
A gymnastics machine with two handles used for swinging and balancing moves
- Specialized
Harmful software that pretends to be useful to make users install it so attackers can access and steal their data
- Literature
A large hollow wooden figure of a horse that hides soldiers so they can enter a city
A large tree with hand-shaped leaves and showy flowers that make shiny brown seeds you cannot eat
A wild endangered horse from central Asia with a stocky body and an upright mane
- Specialized
An area with calm winds about 30 degrees north or south of the equator with little rain
- Jargon
A horse that is three years old and usually races only against others of the same age
- US
A strong-smelling herb with pointed toothed leaves and small yellow flowers that lives many years
- Archaic
A large African animal with thick skin that lives near rivers and eats plants
A breed of horse with a smooth, easy walk used for riding and shows
A horse trained to pull a small cart in races while moving with a steady fast step
Surface Forms
Etymology
Horse as a verb, 'to horse' someone or something, comes from the noun and originally meant 'to put on a horse' or 'to give a horse', which is why it now means to provide with or carry by horse.