horselarge, four-legged animal: She rode the horse into the woods.Not to be confused with:hoarse ? harsh; grating; throaty; rough: His voice was hoarse from screaming at the game.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreehorse (hôrs)n.1. a. A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.b. An adult male horse; a stallion.c. Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species Przewalski’s horse or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.2. A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.3. Sports A vaulting horse.4. Slang Heroin.5. often horses Horsepower: a muscle car with 400 horses under the hood.6. Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.7. Geology a. A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.b. A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.v. horsed, hors·ing, hors·es v.tr.1. To provide with a horse.2. To haul or hoist energetically: “Things had changed little since the days of the pyramids, with building materials being horsed into place by muscle power” (Henry Allen).v.intr. To be in heat. Used of a mare.adj.1. Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.2. Mounted on horses: horse guards.3. Drawn or operated by a horse.4. Larger or cruder than others in the same category: horse pills.Phrasal Verb: horse around Informal To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.Idioms: a horse of another/a different color Another matter entirely; something else. beat/flog a dead horse1. To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.2. To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided. be/get on (one’s) high horse To be or become disdainful, superior, or conceited. hold (one’s) horses To restrain oneself. the horse’s mouth A source of information regarded as original or unimpeachable.[Middle English, from Old English hors; akin to Old Norse hross, horse, and German Ross, steed.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.horse (h??s) n1. (Animals) a domesticated perissodactyl mammal, Equus caballus, used for draught work and riding: family Equidae. 2. (Animals) the adult male of this species; stallion3. (Animals) wild horse a. a horse (Equus caballus) that has become feralb. another name for Przewalski’s horse4. (Animals) a. any other member of the family Equidae, such as the zebra or assb. (as modifier): the horse family. 5. (Military) (functioning as plural) horsemen, esp cavalry: a regiment of horse. 6. (Gymnastics) gymnastics Also called: buck a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting, etc7. (Building) a narrow board supported by a pair of legs at each end, used as a frame for sawing or as a trestle, barrier, etc8. a contrivance on which a person may ride and exercise9. (Pharmacology) a slang word for heroin10. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a mass of rock within a vein of ore11. (Nautical Terms) nautical a rod, rope, or cable, fixed at the ends, along which something may slide by means of a thimble, shackle, or other fitting; traveller12. (Chess & Draughts) chess an informal name for knight13. (Units) informal short for horsepower14. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (modifier) drawn by a horse or horses: a horse cart. 15. a horse of another colour a horse of a different colour a completely different topic, argument, etc16. be on one’s high horse get on one’s high horse informal to be disdainfully aloof17. flog a dead horse See flog618. hold one’s horses to hold back; restrain oneself19. horses for courses a policy, course of action, etc modified slightly to take account of specific circumstances without departing in essentials from the original20. the horse’s mouth the most reliable source21. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to horse! an order to mount horsesvb22. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to provide with a horse or horses23. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to put or be put on horseback24. (tr) to move (something heavy) into position by sheer physical strength[Old English hors; related to Old Frisian hors, Old High German hros, Old Norse hross] ?horseless adj ?horse?like adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014horse (h?rs) n., pl. hors?es, (esp. collectively) horse, n. 1. a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous mammal, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in numerous varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads and for riding. 2. a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. 3. something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse. 4. Also called trestle. a frame or block, with legs, on which something is mounted or supported. 5. a. vaulting horse. b. pommel horse. 6. soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: a thousand horse. 7. Usu., horses. Informal. horsepower. 8. Informal. a knight in chess. 9. Slang. an illicit aid to schoolwork, esp. a literal translation of a foreign-language text; pony; crib. 10. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein of ore. 11. Slang. heroin. v.t. 12. to provide with a horse or horses. 13. to set on horseback. 14. to move with great physical effort or force. 15. Archaic. to place (someone) on a person’s back, in order to be flogged. v.i. 16. to mount or go on a horse. 17. (of a mare) to be in heat. 18. horse around, Informal. to fool around; indulge in horseplay. adj. 19. of or for a horse or horses. 20. drawn or powered by a horse or horses. 21. mounted or serving on horses: horse troops. 22. unusually large. Idioms: 1. from the horse’s mouth, from the original or a trustworthy source. 2. hold one’s horses, Informal. to be patient. 3. look a gift horse in the mouth, to be critical of a gift. [before 900; Middle English, Old English hors, c. Old Saxon hros, hers, Old High German (h)ros, Old Norse hross] horse?less, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.horse (hôrs)1. A large hoofed mammal having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail. Horses have been domesticated for riding and for drawing or carrying loads since ancient times. Because they have a single broad hoof on each foot, horses run not on entire feet but on single toes.2. Any living or extinct equine mammal.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.horsePast participle: horsedGerund: horsingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativehorsehorsePresentI horseyou horsehe/she/it horseswe horseyou horsethey horsePreteriteI horsedyou horsedhe/she/it horsedwe horsedyou horsedthey horsedPresent ContinuousI am horsingyou are horsinghe/she/it is horsingwe are horsingyou are horsingthey are horsingPresent PerfectI have horsedyou have horsedhe/she/it has horsedwe have horsedyou have horsedthey have horsedPast ContinuousI was horsingyou were horsinghe/she/it was horsingwe were horsingyou were horsingthey were horsingPast PerfectI had horsedyou had horsedhe/she/it had horsedwe had horsedyou had horsedthey had horsedFutureI will horseyou will horsehe/she/it will horsewe will horseyou will horsethey will horseFuture PerfectI will have horsedyou will have horsedhe/she/it will have horsedwe will have horsedyou will have horsedthey will have horsedFuture ContinuousI will be horsingyou will be horsinghe/she/it will be horsingwe will be horsingyou will be horsingthey will be horsingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been horsingyou have been horsinghe/she/it has been horsingwe have been horsingyou have been horsingthey have been horsingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been horsingyou will have been horsinghe/she/it will have been horsingwe will have been horsingyou will have been horsingthey will have been horsingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been horsingyou had been horsinghe/she/it had been horsingwe had been horsingyou had been horsingthey had been horsingConditionalI would horseyou would horsehe/she/it would horsewe would horseyou would horsethey would horsePast ConditionalI would have horsedyou would have horsedhe/she/it would have horsedwe would have horsedyou would have horsedthey would have horsedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011