[trɒt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (with reference to a horse or other four-legged animal) proceed or cause to proceed at a pace faster than a walk, lifting each diagonal pair of legs alternately
(e.g: the horses trotted slowly through the night)

- (of a person) run at a moderate pace with short steps
(e.g: the child trotted across to her obediently)


Phrases:
- on the trot

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French trot (noun), troter (verb), from medieval Latin trottare, of Germanic origin

[trɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a trotting pace
(e.g: our horses slowed to a trot)

- diarrhoea

- a period of luck of a specified kind
(e.g: Simpson believes his bad trot is about to end)


Phrases:
- on the trot

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French trot (noun), troter (verb), from medieval Latin trottare, of Germanic origin

[trɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a genre of Korean popular music combining a traditional Korean singing style with influences from Japanese, European, and US popular music
(e.g: trot is making a comeback as an alternative to K-pop)


Phrases:

Origin:
1980s: from -trot in foxtrot after Korean pokseu teuroteu ‘foxtrot’, ultimately from English foxtrot

[trɒt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Trotskyist or supporter of extreme left-wing views
(e.g: a band of subversive Trots)


Phrases:

Origin:
1960s: abbreviation