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1. (n.) canter
an easy gallop.
2. (v.i.) canter
to move or ride at a canter.
3. (v.t.) canter
to cause to move at a canter.
Etymology: (1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims)
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| Definition of 'canter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) canter, lope
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
2. (verb) canter
ride at a canter
"The men cantered away"
3. (verb) canter
go at a canter, of horses
4. (verb) canter
ride at a cantering pace
"He cantered the horse across the meadow"
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| Definition of 'canter' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) canter
a moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding
2. (noun) canter
a rapid or easy passing over
3. (noun) canter
one who cants or whines; a beggar
4. (noun) canter
one who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language
5. (verb) canter
to move in a canter
6. (verb) canter
to cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter
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Sense: (of a horse) an easy gallop
He went off at a canter.
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 Afrikaans: kort galop |
 Arabic: خَبَبُ الحِصان |
 Bulgarian: галоп |
 Brazilian: galope |
 Czech: klus |
 German: der leichte Galopp |
 Danish: løbe i let galop |
 Greek: ελαφρός καλπασμός |
 Spanish: medio galope |
 Estonian: kerge galopp |
 Farsi: تاخت؛ چهار نعل |
 Finnish: laukka |
 French: petit galop |
 Hebrew: דְהִירָה קָלָה |
 Hindi: धीमी चाल |
 Croatian: lagan kas |
 Hungarian: könnyű vágta |
 Indonesian: congklang |
 Icelandic: valhopp |
 Italian: piccolo galoppo |
 Japanese: 馬のゆるいかけ足 |
 Korean: 느린 구보 |
 Lithuanian: risnojimas |
 Latvian: viegli rikši |
 Malay: kuda yang melingas |
 Dutch: handgalop |
 Norwegian: langsom galopp |
 Polish: (skrócony) galop |
 Persian: تاخت؛ چهار نعل |
 Pashto: په غبر ګو (چارنعل) داّس ځ |
 Portuguese: galope |
 Romanian: galop uşor |
 Russian: лёгкий галоп |
 Slovak: klus |
 Slovenian: lahni drnec |
 Serbian: kas |
 Swedish: samlad (kort) galopp |
 Thai: การควบ |
 Turkish: eşkin gidiş, tırıs |
 Taiwanese: (馬的)慢跑 |
 Ukrainian: легкий галоп |
 Urdu: گھوڑے کی دلکی چال |
 Vietnamese: nước kiệu nhỏ |
 Chinese: （马的）慢跑 |
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