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horse
[ hawrs ]
noun
- a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion.
- any of several perissodactyls belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof.
- something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal:
rocking horse.
- Also called trestle. a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported.
- Gymnastics.
- Carpentry. carriage ( def 7 ).
- soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry:
a thousand horse.
- Often horses. Informal. horsepower.
- horses, Slang. the power or capacity to accomplish something, as by having enough money, personnel, or expertise:
Our small company doesn't have the horses to compete against a giant corporation.
- Chess Informal. a knight.
- Mining. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein.
- Nautical. traveler ( def 6b ).
- Shipbuilding. a mold of a curved frame, especially one used when the complexity of the curves requires laying out at full size.
- Slang. heroin.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with a horse or horses.
- to set on horseback.
- to set or carry on a person's back or on one's own back.
- Carpentry. to cut notches for steps into (a carriage beam).
- to move with great physical effort or force:
It took three men to horse the trunk up the stairs.
- Slang.
- to make (a person) the target of boisterous jokes.
- to perform boisterously, as a part or a scene in a play.
- Nautical.
- to caulk (a vessel) with a hammer.
- to work or haze (a sailor) cruelly or unfairly.
- Archaic. to place (someone) on a person's back, in order to be flogged.
verb (used without object)
- to mount or go on a horse.
- (of a mare) to be in heat.
- Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.
adjective
- of, for, or pertaining to a horse or horses:
the horse family; a horse blanket.
- drawn or powered by a horse or horses.
- mounted or serving on horses:
horse troops.
- unusually large.
verb phrase
- Slang. to fool around; indulge in horseplay.
horse
/ 丑蓴藧蝉 /
noun
- a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae equine
- the adult male of this species; stallion
- wild horse
- a horse ( Equus caballus ) that has become feral
- another name for Przewalski's horse
- any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass
- ( as modifier )
the horse family
- functioning as plural horsemen, esp cavalry
a regiment of horse
- short for Baja California Norte
- a narrow board supported by a pair of legs at each end, used as a frame for sawing or as a trestle, barrier, etc
- a contrivance on which a person may ride and exercise
- a slang word for heroin
- mining a mass of rock within a vein of ore
- nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller
- chess an informal name for knight
- informal.short for horsepower
- modifier drawn by a horse or horses
a horse cart
- a horse of another colour or a horse of a different coloura completely different topic, argument, etc
- be on one's high horse or get on one's high horse informal.to be disdainfully aloof
- flog a dead horseSee flog
- hold one's horsesto hold back; restrain oneself
- horses for coursesa policy, course of action, etc modified slightly to take account of specific circumstances without departing in essentials from the original
- the horse's mouththe most reliable source
- to horse!an order to mount horses
verb
- tr to provide with a horse or horses
- to put or be put on horseback
- tr to move (something heavy) into position by sheer physical strength
Derived Forms
- 藞丑辞谤蝉别藢濒颈办别, adjective
- 藞丑辞谤蝉别濒别蝉蝉, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑辞谤蝉别路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
- 丑辞谤蝉别路濒颈办别 adjective
- 耻苍路诲别谤路丑辞谤蝉别 verb (used with object) underhorsed underhorsing
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of horse1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of horse1
Idioms and Phrases
- To horse! Mount your horse! Ride!
- back the wrong horse, to be mistaken in judgment, especially in backing a losing candidate.
- beat / flog a dead horse, to attempt to revive a discussion, topic, or idea that has waned, been exhausted, or proved fruitless.
- from the horse's mouth, Informal. on good authority; from the original or a trustworthy source:
I have it straight from the horse's mouth that the boss is retiring.
- hold one's horses, Informal. to check one's impulsiveness; be patient or calm:
Hold your horses! I'm almost ready.
- horse of another color, something entirely different. Also horse of a different color.
- look a gift horse in the mouth, to be critical of a gift.
More idioms and phrases containing horse
- back the wrong horse
- beat a dead horse
- cart before the horse
- change horses in midstream
- charley horse
- dark horse
- eat like a bird (horse)
- from the horse's mouth
- hold one's horses
- if wishes were horses
- look a gift horse in the mouth
- on one's high horse
- war horse
- wild horses couldn't drag
- work like a beaver (horse)
- you can lead a horse to water
Example Sentences
The post position draw for the Kentucky Derby did little to change anyone鈥檚 idea that Journalism is the horse to watch Saturday.
As he tended to his race horses, he spoke of the political and social attitudes of free enterprise and small government that are shared by Albertans and many Americans.
The skeleton, a male aged between 26 and 35, had been buried in a grave with two others and overlaid with horse bones.
Together, the Cowboys and CJE have spent more than three decades keeping kids on horses and off the streets, offering mentorship, career training and a powerful alternative to gang culture.
During celebrations of the anniversary in Massachusetts that commemorated the battles of Lexington and Concord and the famous horse ride of Paul Revere, people held similar signs.
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More About Horse
Where does the word horse come from?
A horse is a horse, of course, of course. And that鈥檚 basically true, etymologically speaking, too.
Horse comes from the Old English hors. The word has many cousins in Germanic languages, and might come from an ancient root meaning 鈥渢o run.鈥 If that鈥檚 the case鈥攖hen of course!
At the same time, that Old English hors has no relation to hors d鈥檕euvre, French for 鈥渙utside the main course.鈥
And the word hoarse, meaning 鈥渉aving harsh or husky sound,鈥 is a homonym of horse. While the words sound the same and are nearly spelled the same, they have different histories. 听
Now that you know how horses got their name, why not find out how some of our other most beloved pets got theirs in the slideshow: 鈥淲here Do The 亚洲网紅露点s For Our Pets Come From?鈥
Did you know 鈥 ?
Humans domesticated horses, the quintessential riding animal, at least 6,000 years ago. Horses have had a gigantic impact on civilization, used for travel, food cultivation, sport, warfare, and many other functions.
The impact of horses on humans is evident in the English language, too. The word has been applied to everything from gymnastics (e.g., pommel horse) to carpentry (sawhorse) to chess (the knight piece) to various informal terms (horse as slang for 鈥渕an, fellow鈥) and expressions, e.g., healthy as a horse and I鈥檓 so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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