1. A flat U-shaped metal plate fitted and nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof for protection.
2. A U-shaped object similar to a horseshoe.
3. horseshoes(used with a sing. verb) A game in which players toss horseshoes or horseshoe-shaped pieces at a stake so as to encircle it or come closer to it than the other players.
tr.v.horse·shoed, horse·shoe·ing, horse·shoes
To fit with horseshoes.
horseshoe
(ˈhɔːsˌʃuː)
n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a piece of iron shaped like a U with the ends curving inwards that is nailed to the underside of the hoof of a horse to protect the soft part of the foot from hard surfaces: commonly thought to be a token of good luck
2. an object of similar shape
vb, -shoes, -shoeingor-shoed
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to fit with a horseshoe; shoe
horse•shoe
(ˈhɔrsˌʃu, ˈhɔrʃ-)
n., v. -shoed, -shoe•ing.n.
1. a U-shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces.
2. something U-shaped, as a valley, river bend, or other natural feature.
3. horseshoes, (used with a sing. v.) a game in which horseshoes or other U-shaped objects are tossed at an iron stake to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
scale, shell, plate - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Verb
1.
horseshoe - equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes
equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
1. a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc. perd فَرَس، حِصان кон cavalo kůň das Pferd hest άλογοcaballo hobune اسب hevonen chevalסוס घोड़ा konj ló kuda hestur cavallo 馬 말 arklys zirgs kuda paardhest, gamp, hingstkoń آس cavalo cal лошадь kôň konj konj häst ม้า at 馬 кінь, коняка گھوڑا con ngựa 马
2. a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium. perd حِصان خَشَبي للقَفْز кон cavalo kůň der Bock hest εφαλτήριο potro hobune خرك pukki cheval d'arçons סוּס קְפִיצוֹת एक उपकरण kozlic, konj (sprava) ló (tornaszer) kuda-kuda hestur cavallo 跳馬 사람이 걸터타는 것(목마 등) arklys (vingrošanas rīks) zirgs kekuda paardhest koń z łękami خرک cavalo-de-arção capră pentru sărituri конь kôň konj konjić häst ม้าขวาง atlama beygiri, kulpsuz beygir (體操跳馬用的)鞍馬 кінь پھلانگنے کے لۓ کھڑی کی گئي رکاوٹ ngựa gỗ (trong thể thao) 木马
ˈhorse-box noun
an enclosed vehicle etc used for carrying horses. perdesleepwa صُنْدوق للخَيْل конски вагон vagão para transporte de cavalo vůz pro dopravu koní der Pferdewagen hestetransport όχημα για μεταφορά αλόγων remolque para caballerías hobusevagun محفظه اي كه در آن اسب را حمل مي كنند hevosvaunu fourgon à chevaux עֲגָלָה לְהַעֲבַרַת סוִּסים घोड़े को एक जगह से दूसरी जगह ले जाने का डिब्बा kola (furgon) za transport trkacih konja lószállító kocsi kotak kuda hestflutningavagn (vagone/carro per trasportare cavalli) 馬の輸送車 말 운반용 화차 gardas arkliams vežti treilers zirgiem kereta pengangkut kuda paardentrailer hestetilhenger wóz do przewożenia koni هغه محفظه چی په هغه کی آسونه انتقالوی atrelado para cavalo remorcă pentru transportul cailor фургон для перевозки лошадей dopravný prostriedok na prepravu koní voz za prevoz konj kočija hästtransportvagn รถบรรทุกม้า at nakil aracı 運馬的棚車 вагон, трейлер для коней گھوڑوں کو حمل کرنے کے لۓ ایک بند گاڑی xe chở ngựa 运马的有篷货车
ˈhorsefly noun
a large fly that bites horses etc. blindevlieg نُعْرَه، ذُبابَة دواب конска муха mosca de gado ovád die Bremse hestemyg αλογόμυγα tábano parm خرمگس paarma taon זְבוּב הַסוּסִים घुड़मक्खी obad bögöly kerbau kleggi tafano, mosca cavallina あぶ 말파리 bimbalas aklais dundurs lalat pikat daas, paardenvliegklegg giez koński یو ډول مچ چی آسونه چیچی mosca de gado tăun слепень ovad obad konjska mušica broms, hästfluga แมลงตัวใหญ่ที่คอยกัดม้า at sineği 馬蠅 овід, ґедзь گھڑ مکھی con mòng 马蝇
ˈhorsehair noun, adjective
(of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail. The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress. perdehaar شَعْرَه، عُرْف конски косъм crina de cavalo žíně(ný) das Roßhaar hestehår; hestehårs- αλογότριχα crin jõhv موي دم و يال اسب jouhi crin שְׂעַר סוּס घोड़ के बाल konjska struna; koji je od konjske strune lószőr bulu kuda hrosshár crine di cavallo 馬の毛 말총 ašutai (zirgu) astri; sari bulu kuda paardenhaarhestehår, man włosie (końskie) د آس د لکی ويښته crina de cavalo păr de cal конский волос vlásie; z vlásia žima konjska dlaka [häst]tagel ขนม้า at kılı 馬鬃, 馬尾 кінський волос گھوڑے کی ایال یا دم کے بال bờm ngựa 马毛
ˈhorseman – feminine ˈhorsewoman – noun
a rider, especially a skilled one. She is a very competent horsewoman. ruiter فارِس، خَيّال конник cavaleiro jezdec, -kyně der/die Reiter(in) rytter καβαλάρης, καβαλάρισσα jinete, caballista ratsanik سوارکار ratsastaja cavalier/-ière פרש, סיס घुड़सवार, घुड़ सवारी करने वाली औरत dobar jahac (ica) lovas penunggang kuda reiðmaður cavaliere, cavallerizzo 騎手 기수, 승마의 명수 jojikas jātnieks penunggang kuda ruiterrytterjeździec آس باندی سوارلی کوونکی cavaleiro călăreţ наездник jazdec, -kyňa jezdec jahač hästkarl, hästkvinna, ryttare คนขี่ม้า süvari, binici 騎手(師) вершник; наїзник گھڑسوار kỵ sĩ 骑手
ˈhorsemanship noun
rykuns, ruiterkuns فُروسِيَّه، فن ركوب الخَيْل езда arte de cavalgar jezdectví die Reitkunst ridefærdighed ιππική equitación ratsutamisoskus سوارکاری ratsastustaito équitation פָּרָשוּת, סַיָסוּת घुड़ सवारी की कला vještina jahanja lovaglóművészet, lovagolni tudás, lovastudás kemahiran menunggang kuda hestamennska equitazione 馬術 마술 jojimas, jojimo menas jāšanas māksla kemahiran menunggang kuda ruiterschap ridekunst/-ferdighet jazda konna, jeździectwo سوارلی کول arte de cavalgar искусство верховой езды jazdectvo jahanje jahači ridkonst ศิลปะในการขี่ม้า süvarilik, binicilik 馬術 мистецтво верхової їзди گھڑ سواری thuật cưỡi ngựa 马术
ˈhorsepower (usually abbreviated to h.p.when written) noun
a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc. perdekrag قُدْرَة حِصانيَّه: وحدة لِقِياس قُوَّة المُحَرِّك конска сила cavalo-vapor koňská síla die Pferdestärke (P.S.) hestekraft ιπποδύναμη caballo de vapor hobujõud نيروي اسب بخار hevosvoima cheval-vapeur כּוֹח סוּס अश्वशक्ति konjska sila lóerő, LE daya kuda hestafl cavallo-vapore 馬力 마력 arklio jėga zirgspēks kuasa kuda paardenkrachthestekrefter koń mechaniczny د آس قوت cavalo-vapor cal-putere лошадиная сила konská sila konjska sila konjska snaga hästkraft[er] แรงม้า beygir gücü 馬力 кінська сила طاقت کی ایک برطانوی اکائی mã lực 马力
horseshoe (ˈhoːʃʃuː) noun
1. a curved iron shoe for a horse. perdeskoen حَدْوَه، نَعْل الفَرَس подкова ferradura podkova das Hufeisen hestesko πέταλοherradura hobuseraud نعل hevosenkenkä fer à chevalפרסה घोडे़ की नाल potkova patkó ladam skeifa ferro di cavallo 蹄鉄 편자 pasaga pakavs ladam hoefijzer hesteskopodkowa نعل ferradura potcoavă подкова podkova podkev potkovica hästsko เกือกม้า nal 馬蹄鐵 підкова گھوڑے کی نعل móng ngựa 马蹄铁
2. something in the shape of a horseshoe. The bride was presented with a lucky silver horseshoe. hoefyster أي شَيء على شَكْل حدوة الفرس подкова ferradura podkova etwas Hufeisenförmiges -hestesko πέταλο, κτ. που έχει το σχήμα πέταλου herradura hobuseraud هر چیز نعل مانند hevosenkenkä fer à cheval צורַת פַּרסָה घोडे़ की नाल जैसी कोई चीज stvar u obliku potkove patkó ladam skeifa, skeifulaga hlutur ferro di cavallo 蹄鉄形のもの 편자 모양의 것 pasaga pakavs berbentuk ladam hoefijzer hesteskopodkowa هر شی چی نعل ډوله وی ferradura potcoavă подкова podkova podkev potkovica i hästskoform เกือกม้า nal 馬蹄形的東西 підкова گھڑ نلی کی شکل کی شے vật có hình móng ngựa 马蹄形的东西
on horseback
riding on a horse. The soldiers rode through the town on horseback. te perd راكبٌ على ظَهْر الجَواد на кон a cavalo na koni zu Pferde på hesteryg καβάλα, έφιππος a caballo ratsa سوار بر اسب ratsailla à cheval לִרכַּב עַל סוּס घोड़े की पीठ पर सवारी jahati lóháton naik kuda ríðandi a (dorso di) cavallo 馬に乗って 말 타고 raitas jāšus menunggang kuda te paard til hest, ridendekonno په آس باندی سوار a cavalo călare верхом na koni na konju na konju till häst, på hästryggen, ridande ขี่ม้า at sırtında 騎著馬 верхи گھوڑے پر سوار cưỡi ngựa 骑着马
(straight) from the horse's mouth
from a well-informed and reliable source. I got that story straight from the horse's mouth. uit die eerste hand من المَصْدَر الأصْلي от източника de fonte segura z bezpečného zdroje aus erster Quelle fra velinformeret kilde; fra vedkommende selv από πρώτο χέρι, από αξιόπιστη πηγή de una fuente fiable/segura usaldusväärsest allikast از منبع موثق varmasta lähteestä de source sûre מִמָקוֹר מוּסמָך भरोसेमंद सूत्र से iz prve ruke első kézből dari sumber terpercaya frá fyrstu hendi da fonte sicura 確かな筋から 믿을 수 있는 정보통으로부터 iš pirmųjų lūpų no pirmavota sumber yang boleh dipercayai uit eerste hand hebben fra første hånd/beste kilde z pierwszej ręki له یوی موثقی سرچینی څخه de fonte segura din sursă directă (непосредственно) из первоисточника zo spoľahlivého zdroja iz prve roke iz prve ruke från en säker källa จากแหล่งข้อมูลที่เชื่อถือได้ yetkili ağızdan, güvenilir kaynaktan 來自可靠的消息來源 з перших рук معتبر ذرائع سے theo nguồn tin đáng tin cậy 直接得来的，（消息）直接来自有关人士的
With only a few hours left to nominate your favourite bar in this year's contest, assistant manager Ross Buchanan said the Horse Shoe is as good now as it was when it won the mirror back in 2001 – the first time we'd held the awards with DRAM magazine.
The church of St John The Baptist (built 1884) is on our right aswe turn left to make our way along the Green and back to our starting point at the Horse Shoe Inn.
horseshoe - game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes