Definizione monolingua

horse

horse (third-person singular simple present horses, present participle horsing, simple past and past participle horsed)

1. (transitive) To provide with a horse.
2. (intransitive) To frolic, to act mischieviously. Usually followed by ""around"".

   If youre going to horse around, well never get this done.

3. (obsolete) To get on horseback.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shelton to this entry?)

horse (plural horses)

1. A hoofed mammal (scientific name Equus caballus).

   A cowboys greatest friend is his horse.

2. (zoology) Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including the zebra or the ass.

   These bone features, distinctive in the zebra, are actually present in all horses.

3. (uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (often capitalized).

   We should place two units of horse and one of foot on this side of the field.

   All the Kings horses and all the Kings Men, couldnt put Humpty together again.

4. In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high with two handles on top.

   Shes scored very highly with the parallel bars, lets see how she does with the horse.

5. (chess) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a man in a suit of armor and often on a horse, hence the nickname.

   Now just remind me how the horse moves again?

6. (slang) A large person.

   Every linebacker they have is a real horse.

7. (nautical) A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; foot ropes.
8. (slang) The sedative, anti-depressant, and anxiolytic drug morphine, chiefly when used illicitly.

Definizione dizionario horse

	cavallo
	large hoofed animal
	Grande animale quadrupede che può essere usato per cavalcare o per trasportare oggetti o trainare veicoli.
	A large animal with four legs of the Equus caballus species which people ride on or use for carrying things or pulling vehicles.

cavalla

cavalleria

cavallino

equino

equus caballus

Altri significati:

to frolic

(zoology) Any current or extinct animal of the family '''Equidae''' , including the zebra or the ass.

(intransitive) To frolic, to act mischieviously. Usually followed by "around".

gymnastic equipment

(chess) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a man in a suit of armor and often on a horse, hence the nickname.

to provide with a horse

animal of the same family as the horse

In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high with two handles on top.

(nautical) A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; foot ropes.

the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

slang: heroin

(uncountable) Cavalry soldiers (often capitalized).

knight in chess

A hoofed mammal (scientific name Equus caballus).

cavalry soldiers

(slang) A large person.

(uncountable, slang) Heroin.

(transitive) To provide with a horse.