n. 1. a. 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. b. A ride on a horse moving with this gait. 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. v. trot·ted, trot·ting, trots v.intr. 1. To go or move at a trot. 2. To proceed rapidly; hurry. v.tr. Phrasal Verb: To cause to move at a trot. 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. N., sense 7, origin unknown.] |
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