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trot

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Noun

  1. A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.
  2. A brisk journey or progression.
  3. A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).
  4. A toddler.
  5. A moderately rapid dance.
  6. A young animal.
  7. An ugly old woman, a hag.
  8. A succession of heads thrown in a game of two-up.
  9. A run of luck or fortune.
  10. Synonym of horse (illegitimate study aid)
  11. Diarrhoea.
  12. A genre of Korean pop music employing repetitive rhythm and vocal inflections.
  13. Alternative form of Trot (“Trotskyist”).
  14. A Trotskyist.

Verb

  1. To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.
  2. To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.
  3. To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or cantering.
  4. To bid against (a person) at an auction, so as to raise the price of the goods.

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