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Definitions for Trots

[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] Archaic : 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 . to bring forward for inspection. to bring to the attention of; introduce; submit: He trots out his old jokes at every party.
[18] a trotline.
[19] a short line with hooks, attached to the trotline.
[20] to move or cause to move at a trot
[21] angling to fish (a fast-moving stream or river) by using a float and weighted line that carries the baited hook just above the bottom
[22] a gait of a horse or other quadruped, faster than a walk, in which diagonally opposite legs come down together See also jog trot, rising trot, sitting trot
[23] a steady brisk pace
[24] (in harness racing) a race for horses that have been trained to trot fast
[25] angling one of the short lines attached to a trotline the trotline
[26] Australian and NZ informal a run of luck a good trot
[27] mainly British a small child; tot
[28] US slang a student's crib
[29] on the trot informal one after the other to read two books on the trot busy, esp on one's feet
[30] the trots informal diarrhoea NZ trotting races
[31] informal a follower of Trotsky; Trotskyist

Words related to Trots

camper, hurry, amble, lope, jog, canter, run, ride, pad, go, rack

Words nearby Trots

trottroposphere, tropospheric scatter, tropotaxis, troppo, trossachs, trot, trot out, troth, trothplight, trotline, trotsky

Origin of Trots

2First recorded in 1880–85; short for trotline

Other words from Trots

un·trot·ted , adjective

Word origin for Trots

C13: from Old French trot , from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; related to Middle High German trotten to run

Synonyms for Trots

amble, hurry, jog, lope, scamper, canter, go, pad, rack, ride, run, step lively