American English pronunciation

How to pronounce trot

IPA transcription: [t'ɹɑt]

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Noun

  • a slow pace of running

  • radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution

  • a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

  • a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

Verb

  • run at a moderately swift pace

  • ride at a trot

  • 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.