,verb, trot⋅ted, trot⋅ting, noun | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 17. | trot out, Informal.
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trot (trŏt) n.
v. intr.
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.] |
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]