horse
Synonym of horse aroundSynonym of horse around.
» The horse stopped and wouldn't move.
Das Pferd machte Halt und wollte nicht weiter. — Dejo
Лошадь остановилась и отказывалась идти дальше. — Wezel
Кінь зупинився й не хоче йти далі. — deniko
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14 senses(intransitive)Synonym of horse around.
provide with a horse or horses
(transitive)To play mischievous pranks on.
(transitive)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 place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, chair, etc., to be flogged or punished.
(broadly)To flog.
(transitive)To pull, haul, or move (something) with great effort, like a horse would.
(informal)To cram (food) quickly, indiscriminately or in great volume.
(dated, transitive)To urge at work tyrannically.
(dated, intransitive)To charge for work before it is finished.
Examples
2099 sentencesThe horse stopped and wouldn't move.
Кінь зупинився й не хоче йти далі. — deniko
ruЛошадь остановилась и отказывалась идти дальше. — Wezel
deDas Pferd machte Halt und wollte nicht weiter. — Dejo
He is strong as a horse.
Він сильний як кінь. — deniko
ruОн силён как бык. — Balamax
deEr ist so stark wie ein Pferd. — Esperantostern
He likes all animals except horses.
Йому подобаються всі тварини, окрім коней. — ChickenKiev
ruОн любит всех животных, кроме лошадей. — Wezel
deEr mag alle Tiere außer Pferden. — xtofu80
I'm as hungry as a horse.
Я голодний як вовк. — aandrusiak
He's as strong as a horse.
Він сильний як кінь. — deniko
ruОн силён как бык. — Balamax
deEr ist so stark wie ein Pferd. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle English horsen, from Old English horsian (“to horse, provide with horses”) andFrom Middle English horsen, from Old English horsian (“to horse, provide with horses”) and ġehorsian (“to horse, set or mount on a horse, supply with horses”), from the noun (see above).
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Forms
horses, horsing, horsed, horsedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- ride a horse
- ride his horse
- riding horses
- eaten horse meat
- horse race
- off his horse
- had a horse
- after the horse
- fed the horse
- a horse trainer
- horse meat
- bet on horses