horse
/hoɹs/ verb C2- Synonym of horse around.
- To play mischievous pranks on.
- To provide with a horse; supply horses for.
- To sit astride of; to bestride.
- To copulate with (a mare).
- To take or carry on the back.
- To place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, chair, etc., to be flogged or punished.
- To flog.
He/she/it horses · Past horsed · Past participle horsed · -ing form horsing
Verb forms
- Base form
- horse
- He/she/it
- horses
- Past
- horsed
- Past participle
- horsed
- -ing form
- horsing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“What makes you a coward?” asked Dorothy, looking at the great beast in wonder, for he was as big as a small horse.
## The Horse and Groom
A GROOM used to spend whole days in currycombing and rubbing down his Horse, but at the same time stole his oats and sold them for his own profit.
“Alas!” said the Horse, “if you really wish me to be in good condition, you should groom me less, and feed me more.”
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