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Definition of trot noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trot

noun
 
/trɒt/
 
/trɑːt/
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  1. [singular] a trotting speed, taking short, quick steps
    • The horse slowed to a trot.
    • The girl broke into a trot and disappeared around the corner.
    Extra Examples
    • We set off at a fast trot.
    • When the horses reached the field they broke into a brisk trot.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brisk
    • fast
    • gentle
    • …
    verb + a trot
    • break into
    • slow to
    preposition
    • at a trot
    • into a trot
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  2. [countable] a period of trotting
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brisk
    • fast
    • gentle
    • …
    verb + a trot
    • break into
    • slow to
    preposition
    • at a trot
    • into a trot
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French trot (noun), troter (verb), from medieval Latin trottare, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
on the trot (British English, informal)
  1. one after the other synonym succession
    • They've now won three games on the trot.
  2. busy all the time
    • I've been on the trot all day.
See trot in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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