horse
/hɔrs/
noun
- A large animal with four legs, a mane, and a tail, used for riding, racing, or carrying things.
- The horse galloped across the field.
- She learned to ride a horse when she was eight years old.
- Farmers used horses to pull plows before tractors were invented.
- A piece of equipment used in gymnastics for vaulting over.
- He practiced his handspring on the horse every day.
- The coach adjusted the height of the horse for the beginner class.
- The gymnast vaulted over the horse with a perfect landing.
- A frame or stand used to support something, such as a sawhorse or clotheshorse.
- She hung the wet towels on the clotheshorse to dry.
- The carpenter built a sturdy horse to hold the wood.
- He set the plank on two horses to saw it into pieces.
Synonyms
verb
- To fool around or play in a rough, silly way.
- Stop horsing around and get back to work.
- The kids were horsing in the backyard until dinner time.
- He got in trouble for horsing during the lecture.