To push or thrust as by boring; now esp. in Racing language, to push out of the course.

Horse Racing. To push against (a competitor) so as to retard him. Often in to cross (cross the path of, get in front of) and jostle. Also absol.

transitive. Horse Racing. To urge on or press (a horse), frequently to a state of exhaustion; (also) to urge on by the use of spurs. Obsolete.

transitive. To rein in or check (a horse); (Horse Racing) to hold back (a horse) by such checks in order to lose a race deliberately. Also…

Originally and chiefly British Horse Racing. transitive. To pull back or check (a horse) so as to prevent it from winning in a race, to pull. Now rare…

Horse Racing. transitive. With in. To force (a horse or horse's head) into the lead at the finish of a race. Obsolete.

transitive. To go round (a corner) in a race-course. (colloquial)

transitive. Horse Racing. To urge (a horse) to excessive speed. Also intransitive.

slang. To prepare in a negative sense. transitive. Horse Racing. To prevent (a horse) from running well in a race, esp. in order to secure a…

transitive. Horse Racing slang. To gain (an advantage, e.g. at the start in a race) by unfair means.

slang. transitive. To impede (a horse) in a race by surrounding it with others. Obsolete. rare.

Horse Racing. to ask (a horse) the question: (of a rider) to communicate to (a horse) that a special effort is required.

transitive. To make rigid; to take away the natural suppleness or mobility of (the limbs, joints, muscles, etc.). Also figurative; slang to make a…

transitive. With in, to allow a racehorse to win easily. U.S. slang. Cf. shoo-in, n.

transitive. Originally and chiefly U.S. To cause to proceed at a moderate pace, to regulate the pace of; (Horse Racing) to ride (a horse) at a…

Horse Racing. To check (a horse) in order to stay out of the running; = pull, v. 27. Also transferred.

transitive. Horse Racing. To twitch (the reins) continually; to coax (a horse) along in this way. Also intransitive with object implied.