Canter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A smooth gait, especially of a horse, that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
  • verb-intransitive. To ride a horse at a canter.
  • verb-intransitive. To go or move at a canter.
  • v. To cause (a horse) to go at a canter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  • n. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
  • n. A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
  • n. A ride on a horse at such speed.
  • v. To move at such pace.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.
  • n. A rapid or easy passing over.
  • verb-intransitive. To move in a canter.
  • v. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
  • n. One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  • n. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A moderate running pace of a horse; a moderate or easy gallop.
  • n. Figuratively, a brisk but easy movement of any kind; a running over or through; a run; a scamper.
  • To move in a canter: said of horses.
  • To ride a cantering horse.
  • To cause to canter.
  • n. One who cants or whines; a professional beggar or vagrant.
  • n. One who talks cant, in any sense of the word; especially, a canting preacher.
  • n. One who bids at an auction. See extract.
  • n. In a sawmill, a machine placed over the carriage and used to cant or roll over the log on the carriage in making the first cuts; a canting-machine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. ride at a cantering pace
  • v. ride at a canter
  • v. go at a canter, of horses
  • n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
  • Verb Form
    canted    cantered    cantering    canters    canting    cants   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ride    sit    ride horseback    pace    gait   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    beggar    tittup    go    drive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cantor    banter    cantor    enchanter    grantor    panter    planter    santer    tranter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    trot    gallop    lope    gait    stride    stroll    U-turn    walker    footfall    hike