American English pronunciation
How to pronounce trot
IPA transcription: [t'ɹɑt]
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Noun
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a slow pace of running
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radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution
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a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
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a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together
Verb
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run at a moderately swift pace
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ride at a trot
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cause to trot
“She trotted the horse home”
Usage examples
- He who rises late must trot all day.
- A betrothal is considered to be a 'semi-binding' contract.
- At Hadrian's request, Antoninus' daughter Faustina was betrothed to Lucius.
- The quickstep is elegant like the foxtrot and should be smooth and glamorous.
- The horse trotted around the field at a brisk pace.
- During heavy fighting Foxtrot Company, commanded by Captain James A. Graham, was decimated.
- He who rises late must trot all day.
- Several weeks or months after the betrothal was contracted, the couple's intentions were published.
- The two compromise on a slow fox-trot.
- He who rises late must trot all day.