Trot

Quick meaning: Trot is a noun meaning A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A brisk journey or progression.
2. A toddler.
3. (dance) A moderately rapid dance.
4. (Australia, obsolete) A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.
5. (obsolete) A young animal.
6. (archaic, derogatory) An ugly old woman, a hag.
7. (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).

Example Sentences

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

We often take the car and have a trot down to the beach.

Dogs have a variety of gaits. Most dogs have the walk, trot, pace, and gallop.

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

Word Forms

• trots
• trotting
• trotted

Synonyms for trot

Depending on context, synonyms include jog, run, pace, ppongjjak, horse, clip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include clip, lope, crib, jog, pony, gait.

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