trot

Plural: trots

Noun

a slow pace of running
radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution
a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
A brisk journey or progression.
A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
A toddler.
A moderately rapid dance.
A young animal.
An ugly old woman, a hag.
A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.
A run of luck or fortune.
Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
Diarrhoea.
A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
Alternative form of Trot (“Trotskyist”).

Verb

Verb Forms: trotted, trotting, trots

To move at a pace between a walk and a run, especially of a horse.
run at a moderately swift pace
ride at a trot
cause to trot
- "She trotted the horse home"
To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.
To bid against (a person) at an auction, so as to raise the price of the goods.

Examples

He had to TROT out a seven-letter word to catch up to his opponent.
He's got a bad case of the trots and has to keep running off to the toilet.
He′s had a good trot, but his luck will end soon.
In this lesson we'll have a quick trot through Chapter 3 before moving on to Chapter 4.
We often take the car and have a trot down to the beach.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English trotten, from Old French trotter, troter (“to go, trot”), from Medieval Latin *trottō, *trotō (“to go”), from Frankish *trottōn (“to go, run”), from Proto-Germanic *trudōną, *trudaną, *tradjaną (“to go, step, tread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂- (“to run, escape”). Cognate with Old High German trottōn (“to run”), Modern German trotten (“to trot, plod”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan, “to tread”), Old Norse troða (“to walk, tread”), Old English tredan (“to step, tread”). Doublet of tread.

Synonyms

clip, crib, jog, lope, pony, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, horse, old woman, ppongjjak, run

Scrabble Score: 4

trot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
trot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 4

trot: valid Words With Friends Word