horse

[US]/hɔːs/
[UK]/hɔrs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a large animal with four legs that people can ride on, often used in battle; a frame used to support something
vt. to ride on a horse; to attach a horse to something
vi. to ride on a horse; to play tricks on someone.

Phrases & Collocations

wild horse

horseback riding

horse racing

horse-drawn carriage

horse stable

horsepower

dark horse

white horse

change horses

trojan horse

black horse

ride a horse

high horse

horse race

horse riding

dead horse

horse power

vaulting horse

wooden horse

pommel horse

sea horse

horse chestnut

Example Sentences

The horse was scratched.

the horse came upsides.

a horse with white stockings

the near horse of a pair

The horse took to roadside.

yoke a horse to a cart

hitch a horse to a tree

mate a horse with a donkey

The horse was stuck in the quag.

The horse made a bolt.

Real-world Examples

Oh, get off your high horse, Professor Ski Lodge.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

He boasted that he could eat a horse.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Well, you have to have a horse.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

I walk from Winterfell in snow, no horse.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

What? -Yeah. -Bring me my horse, please.

Source: Frozen Selection

You can see a horse or whatever.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2021 Compilation

Something tells me that's not a horse?

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

Of course.I can eat a horse now.

Source: Traveling Abroad Conversation Scenarios: Dining Edition

Today, we talk about beating a dead horse.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

The horse? No, he's always horsing around.

Source: Intermediate American English by Lai Shih-Hsiung (Volume 2)

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