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The definition of horse
24 Definitions of: horse
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- noun, a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae. Related adj equine
- noun, the adult male of this species; stallion
- noun, wild horse a) a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feral b)another name for Przewalski's horse
- noun, a) any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass b) (as modifier)
- noun, horsemen, esp cavalry
- noun, Also called: buck gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc
- noun, a narrow board supported by a pair of legs at each end, used as a frame for sawing or as a trestle, barrier, etc
- noun, a contrivance on which a person may ride and exercise
- noun, a slang word for heroin
- noun, mining a mass of rock within a vein of ore
- noun, nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller
- noun, chess. an informal name for knight
- noun, short for horsepower
- noun, drawn by a horse or horses
- noun, be (or get) on one's high horse to be disdainfully aloof
- noun, flog a dead horse. See flog
- noun, hold one's horses to hold back; restrain oneself
- noun, a horse of another or a different colour a completely different topic, argument, etc
- noun, horses for courses a policy, course of action, etc modified slightly to take account of specific circumstances without departing in essentials from the original
- noun, the horse's mouth the most reliable source
- noun, to horse! an order to mount horses
- verb, to provide with a horse or horses
- verb, to put or be put on horseback
- verb, to move (something heavy) into position by sheer physical strength
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of horse