■ 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.