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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.

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.

Phrasal Verb:

horse around Informal

To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.

Idioms:

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English hors.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times Equus caballus encolure - 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 mount, riding horse, saddle horse - a lightweight horse kept for riding only 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 nag, jade, hack, plug - an old or over-worked horse pony - any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder bangtail, race horse, racehorse - a horse bred for racing 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 gymnastic horse 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" cavalry, horse cavalry 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" military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively cavalryman, trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit
	4.	horse - a framework for holding wood that is being sawed sawbuck, sawhorse, buck framework - 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) knight 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"

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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

horse [hɔːs] n → caballo

horse [hɔːs] n → cheval m

horse [hɔːs] n → Pferd nt

horse [hɔːs] n → cavallo

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horse

n horse [hoːs]

1 a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc. perdفَرَس، حِصانконkůňhestdas Pferdάλογοcaballohobuneاسبhevonenchevalסוּסघोड़ाkonjlókudahesturcavallo馬말arklyszirgskudapaardhest, gamp, hingstkońcavalocalлошадьkôňkonjkonjhästม้าat馬кінь, конякаگھوڑاcon ngựa马

2 a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium. perdحِصان خَشَبي للقَفْزконkůňhestder Bockεφαλτήριοpotrohobuneخركhevonencheval d'arçonsסוּס קְפִיצוֹתएक उपकरणkozlic, konj (sprava)ló (tornaszer)kuda-kudahesturcavallo跳馬?체조? 도마arklys(vingrošanas rīks) zirgskekudapaardhestkoń z łękamicavalo-de-arçãocapră pentru sări­turiконьkôňkonjkonjićhästม้าขวางatlama beygiri, kulpsuz beygir木馬кіньپھلانگنے کے لۓ کھڑی کی گئي رکاوٹngựa gỗ (trong thể thao)木马

n ˈhorse-box

an enclosed vehicle etc used for carrying horses. perdesleepwaصُنْدوق للخَيْلконски вагонvůz pro dopravu koníhestetransportder Pferdewagenόχημα για μεταφορά αλόγωνremolque para caballeríashobusevagunمحفظه اي كه در آن اسب را حمل مي كنندhevoskuljetusvaunufourgon à chevauxעֲגָלָה לְהַעֲבַרַת סוִּסיםघोड़े को एक जगह से दूसरी जगह ले जाने का डिब्बाkola (furgon) za transport trkacih konjalószállító kocsikotak kudahestflutningavagn(vagone/carro per trasportare cavalli)馬の輸送車말 운반용 화차gardas arkliams vežtitreilers zirgiemkereta pengangkut kudapaardentrailerhestetilhengerwóz do przewożenia koniatrelado para cavaloremorcă pentru trans­por­tul cailorфургон для перевозки лошадейdopravný prostriedok na prepravu konívoz za prevoz konjkočijahästtransportvagnคอกม้าat nakil aracı運馬的有篷貨車вагон, трейлер для конейگھوڑوں کو حمل کرنے کے لۓ ایک بند گاڑیxe chở ngựa运马的有篷货车

n ˈhorsefly

a large fly that bites horses etc. blindevliegنُعْرَه، ذُبابَة دوابконска мухаovádhestemygdie Bremseαλογόμυγαtábanoparmخرمگسpaarmataonזְבוּב הַסוּסִיםघुड़मक्खीobadbögölykerbaukleggitafano, mosca cavallinaあぶ말파리bimbalasaklais dundurslalat pikatdaas, paardenvliegklegggiez końskimosca de gadotăunслепеньovadobadkonjska mušicabroms, hästflugaยูนิคอร์นat sineği馬蠅овід, ґедзьگھڑ مکھیcon mòng马蝇

n / adj ˈhorsehair

(of) the hair from a horse's mane or tail The mattress is stuffed with horsehair; a horsehair mattress.perdehaarشَعْرَه، عُرْفконски косъмžíně(ný)hestehår; hestehårs-das Roßhaarαλογότριχαcrinjõhvموي دم و يال اسبjouhi(de/en) crinשְׂעַר סוּסघोड़ के बालkonjska struna; koji je od konjske strunelószőrbulu kudahrosshárcrine di cavallo馬の毛말털, 말갈기, 말총; 말털의ašutai(zirgu) astri; saribulu kudapaardehaarhestehår, manwłosie (końskie)crina de cavalopăr de calконский волосvlásie; z vlásiažimakonjska dlaka[]tagelขนม้าat kılı馬毛，馬鬃, 馬尾кінський волосگھوڑے کی ایال یا دم کے بالbờm ngựa马毛

n ˈhorseman

a rider, especially a skilled one She is a very competent horsewoman.ruiterفارِس، خَيّالконникjezdec, -kyněrytterder/die Reiter(in)καβαλάρης, καβαλάρισσαjinete, caballistaratsanikسوارکارratsastajacavalier/-ièreפָּרָש, סַיָסघुड़सवार, घुड़ सवारी करने वाली औरतdobar jahac (ica)lovaspenunggang kudareiðmaðurcavaliere, cavallerizzo騎手기수jojikasjātniekspenunggang kudaruiterrytterjeździeccavaleirocălăreţнаездникjazdec, -kyňajezdecjahačhästkarl, hästkvinna, ryttareคนขี่ม้าsüvari, binici騎手вершник; наїзникگھڑسوارkỵ sĩ骑手

n ˈhorsemanship

rykuns, ruiterkunsفُروسِيَّه، فن ركوب الخَيْلездаjezdectvíridefærdigheddie Reitkunstιππικήequitaciónratsutamisoskusسوارکاریratsastustaitoéquitationפָּרָשוּת, סַיָסוּתघुड़ सवारी की कलाvještina jahanjalovaglóművészet, lovagolni tudás, lovastudáskemahiran menunggang kudahestamennskaequitazione馬術마술(馬術)jojimas, jojimo menasjāšanas mākslakemahiran menunggang kudaruiterschapridekunst/-ferdighetjazda konna, jeździectwoarte de cavalgarискусство верховой ездыjazdectvojahanjejahačiridkonstคนขี่ม้าsüvarilik, binicilik馬術мистецтво верхової їздиگھڑ سواریthuật cưỡi ngựa马术

n ˈhorseplay

rough and noisy behaviour or play. ruwe spel, stoeieryمِزاح سَمِجлудорияhrubé chování; drsné žertylarmende adfærdgrober Unfugψευτοτσακωμόςpayasada, juego brutolabane naljatlemineشوخی خرکیhevosenleikkijeu brutalמִשְחַק גָס וְרוֹעֵשधमाचौकडीnaganjanje, grube šaledurva tréfamain kayuólæti, gauragangur(gioco rumoroso); (scherzo rozzo)悪ふざけ야단법석kvailiojimas, siutimasrupja izpriecagurauan kasarwild spelstøyende oppførselgrubiańskie żarty/wybrykibrincadeira QUERYjoc brutalшумная возняhrubé žarty/správaniesurova igragrubo i glasno ponašanjeskoj, galenskaper, spexความเหลาะแหละeşek şakası胡鬧груба розвагаہنگامہ خیز، ہلڑ بازیđùa ầm ĩ, thô lỗ胡闹

n ˈhorsepower

a standard unit used to measure the power of engines, cars etc. perdekragقُدْرَة حِصانيَّه: وحدة لِقِياس قُوَّة المُحَرِّكконска силаkoňská sílahestekraftdie Pferdestärke (P.S.)ιπποδύναμηcaballo de vaporhobujõudنيروي اسب بخارhevosvoimacheval-vapeurכּוֹח סוּסअश्वशक्तिkonjska silalóerő, LEdaya kudahestaflcavallo-vapore馬力마력(동력·일률의 단위)arklio jėgazirgspēkskuasa kudapaardekrachthestekrefterkoń mechanicznycavalo-vaporcal-putereлошадиная силаkonská silakonjska silakonjska snagahästkraft[]แรงม้าbeygir gücü馬力кінська силаطاقت کی ایک برطانوی اکائیmã lực马力

n horseshoe [ˈhoːʃʃuː]

1 a curved iron shoe for a horse. perdeskoenحَدْوَه، نَعْل الفَرَسподковаpodkovahesteskodas Hufeisenπέταλοherradurahobuseraudنعلhevosenkenkäfer à chevalפַּרסָהघोडे़ की नालpotkovapatkóladamskeifaferro di cavallo蹄鉄편자pasagapakavsladamhoefijzerhesteskopodkowaferradurapotcoavăподковаpodkovapodkevpotkovicahästskoเกือกม้าnal馬蹄鐵підковаگھوڑے کی نعلmóng ngựa马蹄铁

2 something in the shape of a horseshoe The bride was presented with a lucky silver horseshoe.hoefysterأي شَيء على شَكْل حدوة الفرسподковаpodkova-hesteskoetwas Hufeisenförmigesπέταλο, κτ. που έχει το σχήμα πέταλουherradurahobuseraudهر چیز نعل مانندhevosenkenkäfer à chevalצורַת פַּרסָהघोडे़ की नाल जैसी कोई चीजstvar u obliku potkovepatkóladamskeifa, skeifulaga hluturferro di cavallo蹄鉄形のもの편자 모양의 것pasagapakavsberbentuk ladamhoefijzerhesteskopodkowaferradurapotcoavăподкова (на счастье)podkovapodkevpotkovicai hästskoformเกือกม้าnal馬蹄形的東西підковаگھڑ نلی کی شکل کی شےvật 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 perdراكبٌ على ظَهْر الجَوادна конna konipå hesterygzu Pferdeκαβάλα, έφιπποςa caballoratsaسوار بر اسبratsainà chevalלִרכַּב עַל סוּסघोड़े की पीठ पर सवारीjahatilóhátonnaik kudaríðandia (dorso di) cavallo馬に乗って말을 타고raitasjāšusmenunggang kudate paardtil hest, ridendekonnoa cavalocălareверхомna konina konjuna konjutill häst, på hästryggen, ridandeขี่ม้าat sırtında騎著馬верхиگھوڑے پر سوارcưỡi 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 handمن المَصْدَر الأصْليот източникаz bezpečného zdrojefra velinformeret kilde; fra vedkommende selvaus erster Quelleαπό πρώτο χέρι, από αξιόπιστη πηγήde una fuente fiable/segurausaldusväärsest allikastاز منبع موثقvarmasta lähteestäde source sûreמִמָקוֹר מוּסמָךभरोसेमंद सूत्र सेiz prve rukeelső kézbőldari sumber terpercayafrá fyrstu hendida fonte sicura確かな筋から믿을 만한 정보통에서 나온iš pirmųjų lūpųno pirmavotasumber yang boleh dipercayaiuit eerste hand hebbenfra første hånd/beste kildez pierwszej rękide fonte seguradin sursă directă(непосредственно) из первоисточникаzo spoľahlivého zdrojaiz prve rokeiz prve rukefrån en säker källayetkili ağızdan, güvenilir kaynaktan可靠信息з перших рукمعتبر ذرائع سےtheo nguồn tin đáng tin cậy直接得来的