horse

/hɔrs/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. 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.
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