horse
noun, plural hors·es, (especially collectively) horse.
verb (used with object), horsed, hors·ing.
- to make (a person) the target of boisterous jokes.
- to perform boisterously, as a part or a scene in a play.
- to caulk (a vessel) with a hammer.
- to work or haze (a sailor) cruelly or unfairly.
verb (used without object), horsed, hors·ing.
adjective
Verb Phrases
Idioms for horse
Origin of horse
OTHER WORDS FROM horse
horse·less, adjective horse·like, adjective un·der·horse, verb (used with object), un·der·horsed, un·der·hors·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH horse
hoarse horseWords nearby horse
Example sentences from the Web for horse
I mean, the reality of it was, I had to go out and get on a horse, and ride in, shoot the gun — how hard was that, right?
The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.
The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
And the budget provides $697,000 to the “Horse Protection Act of 1970.”
We kept on shooting for another year...and were never able to get the shot of him climbing on the horse.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth |Alex Suskind |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEASTNow, we could do wi' a third horse—get yourself ready, and drive over there, and take a look at it.
The Root of All Evil |J. S. FletcherEvery horse that can stand up is pressed into service for the day.
Worldly Ways and Byways |Eliot GregoryLooking back, when he reached the house, he saw that Masten was still standing beside his horse.
The Range Boss |Charles Alden SeltzerThey appeared as if one horse had been mounted, and the other led.
Astoria |Washington IrvingSits on the bench, I believe; rides a horse in the Yeomanry; very good-looking, quite intelligent.
Yonder |Emily Hilda Young
British Dictionary definitions for horse
noun
- a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feral
- another name for Przewalski's horse
- any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or ass
- (as modifier)the horse family
verb
Derived forms of horse
horseless, adjective horselike, adjectiveWord Origin for horse
Idioms and Phrases with horse
In addition to the idioms beginning with horse
- horse around
- horse of a different color, a
- horse sense
- horse trading
also see:
- back the wrong horse
- beat a dead horse
- cart before the horse
- change horses in midstream
- charley horse
- dark horse
- eat like a bird (horse)
- from the horse's mouth
- hold one's horses
- if wishes were horses
- look a gift horse in the mouth
- on one's high horse
- war horse
- wild horses couldn't drag
- work like a beaver (horse)
- you can lead a horse to water