First Known Use: 14th century
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1trot
noun \ˈträt\
Definition of TROT
1
a (1) : a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs (2) : a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run b : a ride on horseback
2
: an old woman
3
: a literal translation of a foreign text
4
plural : diarrhea —used with the
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Origin of TROT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from troter to trot, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German trottōn to tread, Old English tredan
2trot
verb
of a horse : to move at a speed faster than walking by stepping with each front leg at the same time as the opposite back leg
: to run at a slow, steady pace
: to move quickly
trot·tedtrot·ting
Full Definition of TROT
intransitive verb
1
: to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot <the fox trotted over the knoll>
2
: to proceed briskly : hurry
transitive verb
1
: to cause to go at a trot
2
: to traverse at a trot
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First Known Use of TROT
14th century
3trot
noun
Definition of TROT
First Known Use of TROT
1883
Trot
noun \ˈträt\
Definition of TROT
: an adherent of Trotskyism : Trotskyist, Trotskyite
First Known Use of TROT
1962
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TROTTED Defined for Kids
1trot
noun \ˈträt\
Definition of TROT for Kids
1
: a gait of an animal with four feet that is faster than walking but slower than galloping and in which a front foot and the opposite hind foot move as a pair
2
: a human jogging pace between a walk and a run
2trot
verb
trot·tedtrot·ting
Definition of TROT for Kids
1
: to ride, drive, go, or cause to go at a trot <A horse trotted by.>
2
: to go along quickly : hurry <He trotted off to school.>
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