horse

中文： 马

1. A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work. (countable, uncountable) · A cowboy's greatest friend is his horse.· She loved taming horses on Saturday.
2. Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus. (countable, uncountable)
3. Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including zebras and asses. (countable, uncountable) · These bone features, distinctive in the zebra, are actually present in all horses.
4. A male horse, as opposed to a mare. (countable, uncountable)
5. Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category). (uncountable) · We should place two units of horse and one of foot on this side of the field.
6. The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse. (countable, informal, uncountable) · Now just remind me how the horse moves again?
7. A xiangqi piece that moves and captures one point orthogonally and then one point diagonally. (countable, uncountable)
8. A large and sturdy person. (countable, slang, uncountable) · Every linebacker they have is a real horse.

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