trot

trot
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noun a trot
ADJECTIVE
brisk, fast
gentle, slow
VERB + A TROT
break into

When the horses reached the field they broke into a brisk trot.

slow to
PREPOSITION
at a trot

We set off at a fast trot.

into a trot

He kicked his horse into a trot.

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verb
ADVERB
briskly, quickly
happily
obediently

Anne trotted obediently beside her mother.

across, along, back, off, over

He trotted off to greet the other guests.

PREPOSITION
down, up

She trotted quickly down the stairs.

Trot is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑horse, ↑pony

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  • trot — trot …   Dictionnaire des rimes

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  • Trot — Trot, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trotting}.] [OE. trotten, OF. troter, F. trotter; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tread; cf. OHG. trott?n to tread. See {Tread}.] 1. To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trot — Trot, n. [F. See {Trot}, v. i.] 1. The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time. The limbs move… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trot — s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  TROT s.n. (Echit.) Scurt, liniştit şi ritmic. [< fr. trot]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 23.10.2005. Sursa: DN  TROT s. n. trap scurt, liniştit şi ritmic. (< fr. trot) …   Dicționar Român

  • Trot — Trot, v. t. To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering. [1913 Webster] {To trot out}, to lead or bring out, as a horse, to show his paces; hence, to bring forward, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • tròt — trot m. trot ; allure de cheval > Anar au tròt : aller au trot …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

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