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Synonyms for trot

Most common

jog lope pony horse ppongjjak

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Jog

jog, lope

2. Pony

pony, crib

3. Old lady

old lady, old woman, crone

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A gait of a person or animal faster than a walk but slower than a run.

  2. n. 2

    A brisk journey or progression.

    We often take the car and have a trot down to the beach.

  3. n. 3

    A gait of a four-legged animal between walk and canter, a diagonal gait (in which diagonally opposite pairs of legs move together).

    The mare started at a walk before breaking into a trot.

  4. v. 1

    To move along briskly; specifically, to move at a pace between a walk and a run.

    The dog trotted along obediently by his master's side.

Related words

Word family
trotline
Phrases
on the trot trot out hot to trot bad trot

Forms

Plural
trots → jogs, lopes, ponies, cribs…
Past participle
trotted
e.g. trotted → paced, clipt…

Example sentences

  • jog I jog through Central Park every morning at 6 a.m.
  • pony I'll buy Tom that pony he's always bugging me for.
  • horse This horse kicks when anyone comes up from behind.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
trotrising
jogrising
loperising
ponyrising
horserising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
run1, jog1
4 letters
pace1, clip1, pony2, crib1, lope1
5 letters
horse1, crone1
9 letters
ppongjjak

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pony2 = 2 syllables).

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Español
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