| Front | trot |
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| Back | trot verb, noun BrE /trɒt/ NAmE /trɑːt/ verb verb forms word origin example bank (-tt-) 1 [intransitive] (of a horse or its rider) to move forward at a speed that is faster than a walk and slower than a canter 2 [transitive] ~ sth to ride a horse in this way She trotted her pony around the field. 3 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a person or an animal) to run or walk fast, taking short quick steps The children trotted into the room. 4 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to walk or go somewhere The guide led the way and we trotted along behind him. see be hot to trot at hot adj. ˌtrot sthˈout (informal, disapproving) to give the same excuses, facts, explanations, etc. for sth that have often been used before They trotted out the same old excuses for the lack of jobs in the area. noun word origin example bank 1 [singular] a trotting speed, taking short quick steps The horse slowed to a trot. The girl broke into a trot and disappeared around the corner. 2 [countable] a period of trotting on the ˈtrot (BrE, informal) 1 one after the other in succession They've now won three games on the trot. 2 busy all the time I've been on the trot all day. |
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