All related terms of 'horses'

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A horse is a large animal which people can ride. Some horses are used for pulling ploughs and carts .

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gambling linked to horse racing

to hold back; restrain oneself

said to tell someone to wait , slow down, or stop for a moment , often when you think that they are going to do something silly

said to mean that different people are suitable for different things or kinds of situation, and this ought to be taken into account when making choices in particular cases

A seahorse is a type of small fish which appears to swim in a vertical position and whose head looks a little like the head of a horse.

any marine teleost fish of the temperate and tropical genus Hippocampus , having a bony-plated body, a prehensile tail , and a horselike head and swimming in an upright position: family Syngnathidae ( pipefishes )

You can refer to someone such as an old soldier or politician who is still active and aggressive as a warhorse .

a horse used in battle; charger

a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads ; draft horse

If you describe someone as a dark horse , you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.

something that has ceased to be useful or relevant

a draft horse used for pulling a dray

→ don't look a gift horse in the mouth

→ to get on your high horse

a steam-driven railway locomotive

a horse used to transport goods, equipment, etc

a horse harnessed alongside the shaft ( pole ) of a vehicle

( formerly ) a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by postriders or for hire to travellers

A racehorse is a horse that is trained to run in races.

a horse ( Equus caballus ) that has become feral

a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach

a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end

You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity .

If you horse around , you play roughly and rather carelessly, so that you could hurt someone or damage something.

an iced drink consisting of ginger ale or ginger ale and soda water, garnished with lemon , and sometimes containing an alcoholic liquor

to buy and sell horses

lightly armed and highly mobile cavalry

a horse used for pulling a plough

a type of vaulting horse fitted with two curved handles , used for swinging and vaulting exercises

a type of vaulting horse fitted with two curved handles , used for swinging and vaulting exercises

→ hippopotamus

a lightweight horse kept for riding only

a large heavy breed of carthorse with long hair on the fetlocks

an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition

If you describe a person or thing as a Trojan horse , you mean that they are being used to hide someone's true purpose or intentions .

the horse, or one of the horses, harnessed nearest the front wheels of a vehicle

the outline of a horse carved into the side of a chalk hill , usually dating to the Neolithic , Bronze , or Iron Ages, such as that at Uffington, Berkshire

a breed of horse of North African origin , similar to the Arab but less spirited

a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages

muscle stiffness or cramp following strenuous athletic exercise

A clothes horse is a folding frame used inside someone's house to hang washing on while it dries .

a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow , from a herd

a horse used for pulling vehicles