Word Finder - trot

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Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.

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Equipment with legs.

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Type of equipment.

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A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

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The sedative, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

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An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see Variations of basketball#H-O-R-S-E).

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(among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

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(among students) horseplay; tomfoolery

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Heroin (drug).

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Alright, mate, got any horse?

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An ugly old woman, a hag.

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(chiefly of horses) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

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A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

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A brisk journey or progression.

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In this lesson we'll have a quick trot through Chapter 3 before moving on to Chapter 4.

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A toddler.

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A young animal.

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A moderately rapid dance.

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A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.

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(with "good" or "bad") A run of luck or fortune.

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He′s had a good trot, but his luck will end soon.

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(as 'the trots') Diarrhoea.

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He's got a bad case of the trots and has to keep running off to the toilet.

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To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.

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I didn't want to miss my bus, so I trotted the last few hundred yards to the stop.

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(of a horse) To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

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To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.

The horse's name was Prince and he was gentle and liked to trot very fast.

At first they drove at a steady trot along the narrow road.

She was as pleased as they at her freedom to trot away the afternoon.

She broke into a quick trot.

However, he put his horse to a trot in the direction of Tushin's battery.

Rhyn watched his only friend trot into the jungle.  He resumed pacing, surprised when Gabe reappeared quickly.

In order to encourage the horse to walk the head must not be confined, but a light feeling of the horse's mouth must be kept up. Should the horse, unasked, break into a trot, never snatch at his mouth, but restrain him gently.

The uhlans came up at a trot to Pierre and the Frenchman and surrounded them.

Her walk turned into a trot as she pushed her weary body as fast as it would go.

He would trot happily past this point by day.

Without another word, he turned the horse and kicked it into a trot in the opposite direction.

There he swung up behind her and they rode away from the area at a fast trot.

His walk turned to a trot and then a run.  Rhyn ran after him, feeling alive as they raced through the enchanted forest towards a fate he wasn't entirely certain how to handle yet.

To trot, press the legs to the saddle, and raise the bridle hand a little, and, after a moment's sitting close, begin to rise ("pose") in cadence with the action of the horse.

A fat major skirted a bush, puffing and falling out of step; a soldier who had fallen behind, his face showing alarm at his defection, ran at a trot, panting to catch up with his company.

Alpatych at a gliding trot, only just managing not to run, kept up with him with difficulty.

The guns emerged at a trot from the column following Murat and advanced up the Arbat.

From all sides came shouts of command, and from the left came smartly dressed cavalrymen on good horses, passing the prisoners at a trot.

Furiously prolific, the team has rewritten the rulebook for 11 years on the trot.

Strauss ' men halted a trot of four straight limited-overs series defeats with a tenacious attitude in the NatWest Series finale.

Of course, it 's really just an excuse to let you trot around various time zones hunting down monkeys.

Leave arena at working trot Transition to extended trot.

It jus ' called him Cap'n Kidd, replied Trot.

Not much, that is, said Trot.

He 'd trot along by her side then, without warning, fly at any animal in sight.

You fly out there expecting to trot around like an old-fashioned colonial hunter, inspecting the fauna, basking in the past.

The same old faces trot out the same excuses but there is no excuse for not being aware of all the facts.

It is at times like this that people frequently trot out the phrase " This is the end of an era ".

And because that definition is so unwieldy to trot out every time we think of these things, we say " society ".

Trot wakened several times and found the Mountain Ear always alert and listening intently for the slightest sound.

Pretend play days and dress-up occasions like Halloween are the perfect excuse to trot out a My Little Pony costume.

Again, not all catalogs feature an epic trot through wheat fields or children in lederhosen dancing in a grove.

It maintains a medium trot, but can break into an all out gallop when the need or the urge rises.

Formal afternoon teas are the perfect time to trot out your outfit, and so are special holiday celebrations like Mother's Day and Easter.

Angelina and Brad are often seen in their matching pairs of aviators as they globe trot with their three kids in tow.

It promises to incorporate a huge chunk of the Los Angeles urban region - with no load times, new tricks, and the option to trot around and pick up either a board or a bike for your trick-laden transport.

Once installed, you can copy the game saves to your memory card and then trot the card over to your Xbox to enjoy your exploits.

The Ballroom Dance Group offers online classes in Waltz, Fox Trot and East Coast Swing.

Dance TV offers instructions so you can learn to waltz, fox trot, or swing.

That said, 2007 still features a pretty diverse array of styles as designers trot in their own whimsical directions.

Trot out your inner - or outer - hippie with a gypsy woven boho tote.

Most podiatrists will agree that the number of hours women trot around the workplace in stilettos and pumps can later cause varying degrees of damage to their posture and foot health.

Whether for salsa, tango, fox trot, swing or waltzing, low heel ballroom dance shoes allow for ease of movement and both physical and mental comfort.

You may have to create "no run" zones and make a game out of who can walk the zone without breaking into a trot.

The rain fell harder, and Jule broke into a trot.

Rissa waited until she was out of sight of the two guards before breaking into a trot.

When a small calf accompanies its mother, it always runs in front and she appears to guide it by holding the point of her horn upon the little animal's rump; and it is perfectly wonderful to note how in all sudden changes of pace, from a trot to a gallop, or vice versa, the same position is always exactly maintained.

Ney misinterpreted this manoeuvre and led out, about 4 P.M., Milhaud's and Lefebvre-Desnouettes' horsemen (43 squadrons) to charge the allied centre between the two farms. For several reasons, the cavalry could only advance at a trot.

Having gained the saddle, the rider should adjust the stirrups to the proper length, depending on the kind of riding, the length of his leg and the roughness of the horse's trot.

Active and graceful in their movements, their pace is either a kind of trot or a series of springs following one another so rapidly as to look like a gallop. They take readily to water, in which they swim well.