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# trot

verb (trot, trots, trotted, trotting); noun (a trot, trots)

«trot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. When a horse trots, it moves faster than walking, lifting its legs in pairs with a bouncy step. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#m1)
2. When a person or animal trots, they run slowly with short steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#m2)
3. A trot is this kind of movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#m3)
4. «On the trot» (British) means one after another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#m4)
5. To trot after someone can mean to follow closely behind them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories and on farms, horses walk, trot, canter and gallop — from slowest to fastest. Children trot after parents; dogs trot along the path. In British talk, «three wins on the trot» means three in a row. Phrases: «at a trot», «trot along», «trot off», «on the trot».

### Examples

- The pony trotted around the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x1)
- The little dog trotted beside me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x2)
- We went from a walk to a trot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x3)
- My sister trotted off to find her shoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x4)
- Our team won four games on the trot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x5)
- Horses walk, trot, canter and gallop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x6)
- He trotted down the stairs to breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x7)
- I will trot on your track when I waken up.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb but double the t: trotted, trotting. Order of horse speeds: walk, trot, canter, gallop. «On the trot» meaning «in a row» is British and informal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trot.html) on Mova free.