trot
verb
[ trɒt ]
• (with reference to a horse or other four-legged animal) proceed or cause to proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately.
• "the horses trotted slowly through the night"
• (of a person) run at a moderate pace with short steps.
• "the child trotted across to her obediently"
trot
noun
• a trotting pace.
• "our horses slowed to a trot"
• diarrhoea.
• a period of luck of a specified kind.
• "Simpson believes his bad trot is about to end"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French trot (noun), troter (verb), from medieval Latin trottare, of Germanic origin.
Trot
noun
• a Trotskyist or supporter of extreme left-wing views.
• "a band of subversive Trots"
Origin:
1960s: abbreviation.
on the trot
• in succession.
• "they lost seven matches on the trot"
• continually busy.
• "I've been on the trot all day"
