horse: significado e definições

A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.

An adult male horse; a stallion.

Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species E. przewalskii or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.

A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.

Sports A vaulting horse.

Slang for "Heroin".

Horsepower. Often used in the plural.

Mounted soldiers; cavalry: a squadron of horse.

Geology A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.

Geology A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.

To provide with a horse.

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).

To be in heat. Used of a mare.

Of or relating to a horse: a horse blanket.

Mounted on horses: horse guards.

Drawn or operated by a horse.

Larger or cruder than others that are similar: horse pills.

horse around Informal To indulge in horseplay or frivolous activity: Stop horsing around and get to work.

another Another matter entirely; something else.

beat To continue to pursue a cause that has no hope of success.

beat To dwell tiresomely on a matter that has already been decided.

be 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.