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Trotted

Trot \Trot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trotting.] [OE. trotten, OF. troter, F. trotter; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tread; cf. OHG. trott?n to tread. See Tread.]

  1. To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive at a trot. See Trot, n.

  2. Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.

    He that rises late must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night.
    --Franklin.

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trotted

vb. (en-past of: trot)

WordNet
trot
  1. n. a slow pace of running [syn: jog, lope]

  2. radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution [syn: Trotskyite, Trotskyist]

  3. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: pony, crib]

  4. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

  5. [also: trotting, trotted]

trot
  1. v. run at a moderately swift pace [syn: jog, clip]

  2. ride at a trot

  3. cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"

  4. [also: trotting, trotted]

trotted

See trot

Usage examples of "trotted".

Even that de Gras boy, for all the others were so scared of him, trotted aboard like a little lamb.

The moment he was relieved of his watch, he disobeyed stern directives and trotted over to Hrrula's quarters.

A half-grown horse trotted out of the herd and, stopping uncertainly halfway there, it emitted a tentative whinny, which grew sharper when there was no reply.

The door hissed away as he trotted out of his quarters which were aft of the bridge and one deck down.

She used a small extensible probe to key the interior door of the airlock and trotted up the ladder into an access corridor running both ways until it lost itself in the curve of the Station's outer hull.

Reeve sneezed sharply as he trotted across the Common to the mess hall.

Reining his mare ineptly around, Ken trotted back to the group as Ben explained the maneuver necessary to turn the herd.

This morning was the last time I trotted obediently in answer to an official summons.

As he trotted quickly through the traffic on the Concourse, he wondered if he should stop for Hrrestan.

Todd and Hrriss trotted their horses over to the man, demanding details.

He trotted back the way he had just come, ears pricked, and then stopped to stretch his neck toward Spa-dix, beside me.

She trotted over the uneven surface, towing the cart behind, kicking up little puffs of dust and sand.

He trotted down the access steps to the first floor and hurried to get out where he could be seen before someone else smelled the food and came after it.

Pol t'Veng trotted in, her combat armor scored and still smoking in places, like that of the others behind her.

Keff trotted him along the path that magically opened up among the rest of the workers.