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trot

1  [trot] ,verb, trot⋅ted, trot⋅ting, noun
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–verb (used without object)
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 ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once.
2. to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to trot.
4. to ride (a horse) at a trot.
5. to lead at a trot.
6. to travel over by trotting: to spend the day trotting the country byways.
7. to execute by trotting.
–noun
8. the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
9. the sound made by an animal when trotting.
10. the jogging gait of a human being, between a walk and a run.
11. Harness Racing. a race for trotters.
12. brisk, continuous movement or activity: I've been on the trot all afternoon.
13. Disparaging. an old woman.
14. Slang. a literal translation used illicitly in doing schoolwork; crib; pony.
15. the trots, Informal. diarrhea.
16. Informal. a toddling child.
—Verb phrase
17. trot out, Informal.
a. to bring forward for inspection.
b. to bring to the attention of; introduce; submit: He trots out his old jokes at every party.
Origin:
1250–1300; (v.) ME trotten < MF troter < Gmc; akin to OHG trottōn to tread, whence MHG trotten to run; (n.) ME < MF, deriv. of troter
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trot   (trŏt)   
n.  

    1. The gait of a horse or other four-footed animal, between a walk and a canter in speed, in which diagonal pairs of legs move forward together.

    2. A ride on a horse at this pace.

  2. A gait of a person, faster than a walk; a jog.

  3. Sports A race for trotters.

  4. See pony.

  5. trots Informal Diarrhea. Used with the.

  6. A toddler.

  7. Archaic An old woman; a crone.

v.   trot·ted, trot·ting, trots

v.   intr.

  1. To go or move at a trot.

  2. To proceed rapidly; hurry.

v.   tr.
To cause to move at a trot.
Phrasal Verb(s):
trot out Informal To bring out and show for inspection or admiration: "His novel trots out an Irish president named Finn" (Charles E. Claffey).

[Middle English, from Old French, from troter, to trot, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Idioms & Phrases

trot out

Bring out and show for inspection and admiration, as in He trotted out all his old war medals. This expression alludes to leading out a horse to show off its various paces, including the trot. [Colloquial; first half of 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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