TROT


Meaning of TROT in English

■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted )

1》 (of a horse or other quadruped) proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.

2》 (of a person) run at a moderate pace with short steps.

↘ informal go or walk briskly.

3》 ( ~ something out ) informal produce the same account that has been produced many times before.

■ noun

1》 a ~ting pace.

↘an act or period of ~ting.

2》 ( the ~s ) informal diarrhoea.

3》 Austral./NZ informal a period of luck of a specified kind.

Phrases

on the ~ informal

1》 Brit. in succession.

2》 continually busy.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~ (n.), ~er (v.), from med. L. ~tare , of Gmc origin.

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