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• To trot out — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trot out — transitive verb Date: 1836 1. to lead out and show the paces of (as a horse) 2. to bring forward for display or use < trotted out a new excuse > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trot out — v. display something again and again; bring out something or someone and display for admiration; bring out and show the gaits of a horse …   English contemporary dictionary

• trot — [trät] vi. trotted, trotting [ME trotten < OFr troter < OHG trottōn, to tread: for IE base see TREAD] 1. to move, ride, drive, run, or go at a trot 2. to move quickly; hurry; run vt. to cause to go at a trot n. 1. a gait, as of a horse, in …   English World dictionary

• 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

• trot — ► VERB (trotted, trotting) 1) (of a horse) proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately. 2) (of a person) run at a moderate pace with short steps. 3) informal go or walk briskly. 4) (trot out) informal… …   English terms dictionary

• Trot (horse gait) — The trot The trot is a two beat diagonal gait of the horse, where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. There is a moment of suspension between each beat. From the standpoint of the balance of the horse, the trot is a very… …   Wikipedia

• trot — trot1 /trot/, v., trotted, trotting, n. v.i. 1. (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the… …   Universalium

• trot — trot1 [ trat ] verb * 1. ) intransitive if a horse or other animal trots, it moves more quickly than when walking but does not run: The gray horse came trotting gracefully across the field. a ) intransitive or transitive to ride on a horse that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trot — trot1 [trɔt US tra:t] v past tense and past participle trotted present participle trotting [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: troter] 1.) if a horse trots, it moves fairly quickly with each front leg moving at the same time as the opposite… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trot — [[t]trɒ̱t[/t]] trots, trotting, trotted 1) VERB If you trot somewhere, you move fairly fast at a speed between walking and running, taking small quick steps. [V prep/adv] I trotted down the steps and out to the shed... [V prep/adv] They trotted… …   English dictionary