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hors de combat

horse


Definition: Meaning of, horse in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɔːs /

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horse horses
  1. [countable] a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things [↪  pony, equine, equestrian]
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  2. the horses British English informal horse races
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  3. [countable] a piece of sports equipment in a GYMNASIUM that people jump over
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  4. (straight/right) from the horse's mouth if you hear or get information straight from the horse's mouth, you are told it by someone who has direct knowledge of it
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  5. horses for courses British English the process of matching people with suitable jobs or activities
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  6. a two/three/four etc horse race a competition or an election that only two etc competitors can win
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  7. a horse of a different color , a horse of another color American English something that is completely different from another thing
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  8. horse sense old-fashioned sensible judgement gained from experience [=  common sense]
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  9. [uncountable] old-fashioned informal HEROIN
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horse horsed horsed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
horsing horses
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horse used in phrases

  • American saddle horse (noun)
    1. a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
  • Badminton Horse Trials, the
    1. an important British horse-riding competition held every year at Badminton House in southwest England
  • Crazy Horse
    1. (?1842-77) a NATIVE AMERICAN chief of the Sioux tribe who united his people and helped SITTING BULL to win a victory over General CUSTER 's army in the famous battle at the LITTLE BIGHORN
  • Horse Guards Parade
    1. a wide square in central London used for public ceremonies by the Blues and Royals and other British army REGIMENT s
  • Horse Guards, the
  • Horse of the Year Show, the
    1. a SHOW JUMPING competition held every year in London
  • Plantation walking horse (noun)
    1. a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk
  • Przevalski's horse (noun)
    1. wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered
  • Przewalski's horse (noun)
    1. wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered
  • Ride a Cock-Horse
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for children) . The rhyme goes: Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,/To see a fine lady ride on a white horse,/With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,/She shall have music wherever she goes.
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