trot

English

/tɹɑt/, /tɹɒt/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) An ugly old woman, a hag.
  • (chiefly) A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
  • A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
  • A brisk journey or progression.
  • A toddler.
  • (obsolete) A young animal.
  • (dance) A moderately rapid dance.
  • (Australia) A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.
  • (Australia) A run of luck or fortune.
  • (dated) illegitimate study aid
  • (informal) Diarrhoea.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trotten derived from Old French trotter derived from Latin *trottō, *trotō derived from Frankish *trottōn (go, run) derived from Proto-Germanic *trudōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (run, escape).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dreh₂-

Gloss

run, escape

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
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