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Trot is defined as to ride or move as a horse does when its front leg and opposite hind leg are up at the same time.

(verb)

An example of trot is to move along quickly.

The definition of a trot is a quick, jogging motion.

(noun)

An example of a trot is a motion that is faster than a walk and slower than a run.

See trot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb trotted, trotting

to move, ride, drive, run, or go at a trot
to move quickly; hurry; run

Origin: ME trotten < OFr troter < OHG trottōn, to tread: for IE base see tread

transitive verb

to cause to go at a trot

noun

a gait, as of a horse, in which a front leg and the opposite hind leg are lifted at the same time
a jogging gait of a person, between a walk and a run
the sound of a trotting horse
trotline
a horse race for trotters
☆ Slang pony ()
Archaic an old woman: a contemptuous term

See trot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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 at this pace.
A gait of a person, faster than a walk; a jog.
Sports A race for trotters.
See pony.
trots Informal Diarrhea. Used with the.
A toddler.
Archaic An old woman; a crone.

verb trot·ted, trot·ting, trots

verb, intransitive

To go or move at a trot.
To proceed rapidly; hurry.

verb, transitive

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).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from troter, to trot

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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