| horse (hôrs) n. 1. a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads. b. An adult male horse; a stallion. c. Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species E. przewalskii or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse. 2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding. 3. Sports A vaulting horse. 4. Slang Heroin. 5. Horsepower. Often used in the plural. 6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse. 7. Geology a. A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals. b. A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault. v. horsed, hors·ing, hors·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a horse. 2. To haul or hoist energetically: "Things had changed little since the days of the pyramids, with building materials being horsed into place by muscle power" (Henry Allen). v.intr. To be in heat. Used of a mare. adj. Phrasal Verb: 1. Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket. 2. Mounted on horses: horse guards. 3. Drawn or operated by a horse. 4. Larger or cruder than others that are similar: horse pills. horse around Informal Idioms: To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work. a horse of another/a different color Another matter entirely; something else. beat/flog a dead horse 1. To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success. 2. To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided. be/get on (one's) high horse To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited. hold (one's) horses To restrain oneself. the horse's mouth A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable. [Middle English, from Old English hors.] |
horse
Noun
1. a four-footed mammal with hooves, a mane, and a tail, used for riding and pulling carts, etc. Related adjectives equestrian, equine
2. the adult male of this species; stallion
3. the horses Informal horse races on which bets may be placed: an occasional flutter on the horses
4. Gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting
5. be or get on one's high horse Informal to act in a haughty manner
6. the horse's mouth the most reliable source: I'll tell you straight from the horse's mouth [Old English hors]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesencolure - the mane of a horse horseback - the back of a horse horse's foot - the hoof of a horse Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck roan - a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray stable companion, stablemate - a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person gee-gee - a word for horse used by children or in adult slang dawn horse, eohippus - earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal mesohippus - North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses protohippus - Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size foal - a young horse male horse - the male of species Equus caballus female horse, mare - female equine animal pony - a range horse of the western United States polo pony - a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo wild horse - undomesticated or feral domestic horse hack - a horse kept for hire pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder steeplechaser - a horse trained to run in steeplechases stalking-horse - a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game harness horse - horse used for pulling vehicles workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor post horse, post-horse, poster - a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers pacer - a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together high stepper, stepper - a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting chestnut - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse liver chestnut - a solid dark brown horse bay - a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color sorrel - a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color palomino - a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail pinto - a spotted or calico horse or pony withers - the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals gaskin - lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle poll - the part of the head between the ears horseflesh, horsemeat - the flesh of horses as food |
| 2. | horse - a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs exerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises pommel horse, side horse - a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end buck, long horse, vaulting horse - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting | |
| 3. |  horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit | |
| 4. |  horse - a framework for holding wood that is being sawedframework - a structure supporting or containing something trestle - sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop | |
| 5. | horse - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king chess piece, chessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess | |
| Verb | 1. | horse - provide with a horse or horses cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" remount - provide with fresh horses; "remount a regiment" |
horse
noun nag, mount, mare, colt, filly, stallion, gelding, jade, pony, yearling, steed (archaic), (literary) dobbin, moke Austral. (slang) hobby (archaic), (dialect) yarraman or yarramin Austral. gee-gee (slang) cuddy or cuddie (dialect), chiefly Scot. studhorse or stud
horse around or about (Informal) play around or about, fool about or around, clown, misbehave, play the fool, roughhouse (slang) play the goat, monkey about or around, indulge in horseplay, lark about or around >> adjectives equestrian, equine, horsey >> noun equitation >> male stallion >> female mare >> young foal, colt, filly >> like hippomania >> fear hippophobia
Translations
n horse [hoːs]
1 a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc. perd فَرَس، حِصان кон kůň hest das Pferd άλογο caballo hobune اسب hevonen cheval סוּס घोड़ा konj ló kuda hestur cavallo 馬 말 arklys zirgs kuda paard hest, gamp, hingst koń 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 kůň hest der Bock εφαλτήριο potro hobune خرك hevonen cheval d'arçons סוּס קְפִיצוֹת एक उपकरण kozlic, konj (sprava) ló (tornaszer) kuda-kuda hestur cavallo 跳馬 ?체조? 도마 arklys (vingrošanas rīks) zirgs kekuda paard hest koń z łękami cavalo-de-arção capră pentru sărituri конь kôň konj konjić häst ม้าขวาง atlama beygiri, kulpsuz beygir 木馬 кінь پھلانگنے کے لۓ کھڑی کی گئي رکاوٹ ngựa gỗ (trong thể thao) 木马
n horse-box
an enclosed vehicle etc used for carrying horses. perdesleepwa صُنْدوق للخَيْل конски вагон vůz pro dopravu koní hestetransport der Pferdewagen όχημα για μεταφορά αλόγων remolque para caballerías hobusevagun محفظه اي كه در آن اسب را حمل مي كنند hevoskuljetusvaunu 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 atrelado para cavalo remorcă pentru transportul cailor фургон для перевозки лошадей dopravný prostriedok na prepravu koní voz za prevoz konj kočija hästtransportvagn คอกม้า at nakil aracı 運馬的有篷貨車 вагон, трейлер для коней گھوڑوں کو حمل کرنے کے لۓ ایک بند گاڑی xe chở ngựa 运马的有篷货车
n horsefly
a large fly that bites horses etc. blindevlieg نُعْرَه، ذُبابَة دواب конска муха ovád hestemyg die Bremse 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, paardenvlieg klegg giez koński mosca de gado tăun слепень ovad obad konjska mušica broms, hästfluga ยูนิคอร์น at sineği 馬蠅 овід, ґедзь گھڑ مکھی con mòng 马蝇
n / adj horsehair
(of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress. perdehaar شَعْرَه، عُرْف конски косъм žíně(ný) hestehår; hestehårs- das Roßhaar αλογότριχα crin jõhv موي دم و يال اسب jouhi (de/en) crin שְׂעַר סוּס घोड़ के बाल konjska struna; koji je od konjske strune lószőr bulu kuda hrosshár crine di cavallo 馬の毛 말털, 말갈기, 말총; 말털의 ašutai (zirgu) astri; sari bulu kuda paardehaar hestehår, man włosie (końskie) crina de cavalo păr de cal конский волос vlásie; z vlásia žima konjska dlaka []tagel ขนม้า at kılı 馬毛，馬鬃, 馬尾 кінський волос گھوڑے کی ایال یا دم کے بال bờm ngựa 马毛
n horseman
a rider, especially a skilled one She is a very competent horsewoman. ruiter فارِس، خَيّال конник jezdec, -kyně rytter der/die Reiter(in) καβαλάρης, καβαλάρισσα jinete, caballista ratsanik سوارکار ratsastaja cavalier/-ière פָּרָש, סַיָס घुड़सवार, घुड़ सवारी करने वाली औरत dobar jahac (ica) lovas penunggang kuda reiðmaður cavaliere, cavallerizzo 騎手 기수 jojikas jātnieks penunggang kuda ruiter rytter jeździec cavaleiro călăreţ наездник jazdec, -kyňa jezdec jahač hästkarl, hästkvinna, ryttare คนขี่ม้า süvari, binici 騎手 вершник; наїзник گھڑسوار kỵ sĩ 骑手
n horsemanship
rykuns, ruiterkuns فُروسِيَّه، فن ركوب الخَيْل езда jezdectví ridefærdighed die Reitkunst 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(馬術) jojimas, jojimo menas jāšanas māksla kemahiran menunggang kuda ruiterschap ridekunst/-ferdighet jazda konna, jeździectwo arte de cavalgar искусство верховой езды jazdectvo jahanje jahači ridkonst คนขี่ม้า süvarilik, binicilik 馬術 мистецтво верхової їзди گھڑ سواری thuật cưỡi ngựa 马术
n horseplay
rough and noisy behaviour or play. ruwe spel, stoeiery مِزاح سَمِج лудория hrubé chování; drsné žerty larmende adfærd grober Unfug ψευτοτσακωμός payasada, juego bruto labane naljatlemine شوخی خرکی hevosenleikki jeu brutal מִשְחַק גָס וְרוֹעֵש धमाचौकडी naganjanje, grube šale durva tréfa main kayu ólæti, gauragangur (gioco rumoroso); (scherzo rozzo) 悪ふざけ 야단법석 kvailiojimas, siutimas rupja izprieca gurauan kasar wild spel støyende oppførsel grubiańskie żarty/wybryki brincadeira QUERY joc brutal шумная возня hrubé žarty/správanie surova igra grubo i glasno ponašanje skoj, galenskaper, spex ความเหลาะแหละ eşek şakası 胡鬧 груба розвага ہنگامہ خیز، ہلڑ بازی đùa ầm ĩ, thô lỗ 胡闹
n horsepower
a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc. perdekrag قُدْرَة حِصانيَّه: وحدة لِقِياس قُوَّة المُحَرِّك конска сила koňská síla hestekraft die Pferdestärke (P.S.) 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(동력·일률의 단위) arklio jėga zirgspēks kuasa kuda paardekracht hestekrefter koń mechaniczny cavalo-vapor cal-putere лошадиная сила konská sila konjska sila konjska snaga hästkraft[] แรงม้า beygir gücü 馬力 кінська сила طاقت کی ایک برطانوی اکائی mã lực 马力
n horseshoe [ˈhoːʃʃuː]
1 a curved iron shoe for a horse. perdeskoen حَدْوَه، نَعْل الفَرَس подкова podkova hestesko das Hufeisen πέταλο herradura hobuseraud نعل hevosenkenkä fer à cheval פַּרסָה घोडे़ की नाल potkova patkó ladam skeifa ferro di cavallo 蹄鉄 편자 pasaga pakavs ladam hoefijzer hestesko podkowa 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 podkova -hestesko etwas Hufeisenförmiges 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 hestesko podkowa ferradura potcoavă подкова (на счастье) 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 na koni på hesteryg zu Pferde καβάλα, έφιππος a caballo ratsa سوار بر اسب ratsain à cheval לִרכַּב עַל סוּס घोड़े की पीठ पर सवारी jahati lóháton naik kuda ríðandi a (dorso di) cavallo 馬に乗って 말을 타고 raitas jāšus menunggang kuda te paard til hest, ridende konno 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 z bezpečného zdroje fra velinformeret kilde; fra vedkommende selv aus erster Quelle 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 만한 정보통에서 나온 iš pirmųjų lūpų no pirmavota sumber yang boleh dipercayai uit eerste hand hebben fra første hånd/beste kilde z pierwszej ręki de fonte segura din sursă directă (непосредственно) из первоисточника zo spoľahlivého zdroja iz prve roke iz prve ruke från en säker källa yetkili ağızdan, güvenilir kaynaktan 可靠信息 з перших рук معتبر ذرائع سے theo nguồn tin đáng tin cậy 直接得来的
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