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canter

/'k/&/nt/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

    noun.act

    Synonyms lope

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  3. One who cants or whines; a beggar.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. ride at a canter

    verb.motion

    Examples
    The men cantered away.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. go at a canter, of horses

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. ride at a cantering pace

    verb.motion

    Examples
    He cantered the horse across the meadow.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To move in a canter.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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