horse

//hɔːrs//
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Noun

horseSingular
horsesPlural
1

A large four-legged domesticated mammal with a flowing mane and tail, used for riding, racing, and carrying loads.

She rides her horse every morning.

2

A frame or apparatus on which something is mounted or supported, such as a sawhorse or clothes horse.

He placed the wood on the sawhorse to cut it.

3

Heroin (slang).

He was arrested for dealing horse.

Verb

1

To provide with a horse or horses.

The army horsed the cavalry regiment with strong mounts.

2

To engage in horseplay or rough behavior.

Stop horsing around and get back to work.