Trot v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trotting.]
1. To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive at a trot. See Trot, n.
2. Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.
He that rises late must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night. --Franklin.
trot
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, lope]
2: radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be
established throughout the world by continuing revolution
[syn: Trotskyite, Trotskyist]
3: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
(often used illicitly) [syn: pony, crib]
4: a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike
the ground together
v 1: run at a moderately swift pace [syn: jog, clip]
2: ride at a trot
3: cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"
[also: trotting, trotted]