horse

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

horses

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

horse

past (v2)

horsed

past participle (v3)

horsed

present participle

horsing

3rd person singular

horses

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

   • She loved taming horses on Saturday.
   • A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.
   • Every linebacker they have is a real horse.

2. 2.Equipment with legs.

   • She's scored very highly with the parallel bars; let's see how she does with the horse.

3. 3.A type of equipment.

   • I can ride a horse.

4. 4.A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

   • I can ride a horse.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To play mischievous pranks on.

2. 2.To sit astride of; to bestride.

   • Stalls, bulks, windows / Are smothered up, leads filled, and ridges horsed / With variable complexions, all agreeing / In earnestness to see him.

3. 3.Synonym of horse around.

   • "Stop horsing, and guess how many kids!"
   • "Why don't we stop horsing and get down to cases, Lou?" Mike Davey growled.

4. 4.To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

   • The result of one night's play was that the man who horsed the party had not one hoof to call his own when the morning's reckoning came to be made.

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