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to trot
01
to run faster than a walk but slower than a full sprint
Intransitive: to trot | to trot somewhere
Examples
Trying to catch the bus, she trotted down the street, hoping to make it to the stop in time.
02
(of a horse or other animals) to move at a speed faster than a walk and slower than a canter
Intransitive
Examples
The horse trotted gracefully around the arena, its hooves making a rhythmic sound.
03
to make a person or animal move briskly at a moderate pace with short steps
Transitive: to trot an animal
Examples
The dog trainer used a combination of voice commands and gestures to trot the well-trained canine.
Trot
01
an instance or period of moving at a trot
Examples
She enjoyed an early morning trot around the crew deck.
02
a specific gait of a horse or other quadruped, faster than a walk but slower than a canter
Examples
The horse 's trot was smooth and rhythmic.
03
a literal, often unauthorized, translation used when studying a foreign language
Examples
Students relied on a trot to understand the foreign text.
Lexical Tree
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