STIRRUP


Meaning of STIRRUP in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

stirrup pants

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

stand

He stood in the stirrups and looked around.

Then Tagan, the tracker, stopped and stood in his stirrups , his head up and his eyes narrowed.

He pulled Contralto to the side and stood up in his stirrups to gouge a handful of fungus from the bark.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

the stirrup of a shoeshine stand

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Allen pulled out his knife and jabbed at the animal's flank where the stirrup hung.

But what if the stirrups of their saddle had been changed, each being given a narrower set?

Made from 100% nylon these trousers have an elasticated & tie-cord waistband + stirrup legs.

Oasis wool-mix stirrup pants, £39.99.

The icy metal of the stirrup stuck to my fingers and the sour breath of the horse was hot upon my face.

The riders use stirrups and large supporting saddles, so may be a cavalry unit.

Then Elmer gathers up the reins, leans back, and pulls his legs back, toes down in the stirrups.

Then they did the whole thing all over again without stirrups, and all the time talking and shouting to one another.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.