English Dictionary

horse

/hɔːs/

verb

(intransitive) To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".) / (transitive) To play mischievous pranks on. / (transitive) To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

The horses frolic in the meadow.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)

"Genghis Khan! Abe Lincoln! That’s funny until someone gets hurt."

Genghis Khan! Abe Lincoln! That’s funny until someone gets hurt. But Genghis Khan and Lincoln keep horsing around.

意味（2）

(transitive) To play mischievous pranks on.

Was someone horsing her? Was it Josh's idea of a joke? For some moments she sat, plump hands with long pointed pink nails, toying with the envelope. Then she went to the telephone and called[…]

意味（3）

(transitive) To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

being better horsed, outrode me

意味（4）

(obsolete) To get on horseback.

He horsed himself well.

意味（5）

To sit astride of; to bestride.

Stalls, bulks, windows / Are smothered up, leads filled, and ridges horsed / With variable complexions, all agreeing / In earnestness to see him.

意味（6）

(of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).

意味（7）

To take or carry on the back.

keepers, horsing the deer

意味（8）

To place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, chair, etc., to be flogged or punished.

意味（9）

(by extension) To flog.

[N]otwithstanding the intercession of his governor, who begged earnestly that his punishment might be mitigated, our unfortunate hero was publickly horsed, in terrorem of all whom it might concern.

意味（10）

(transitive) To pull, haul, or move (something) with great effort, like a horse would.

[A] country-ship from China to Bombay, standing into the strait at noon with a strong tide and scant wind, stood too near Pedro Branco before tacking, and was totally lost, by the tide horsing her upon the rock whilst in stays.

意味（11）

(informal) To cram (food) quickly, indiscriminately or in great volume.

The Spaniards spend generations honing the subtle flavours of their delightful tapas and you're horsing it into your mouth as though it was a fried egg roll with brown sauce.'

意味（12）

(transitive, dated) To urge at work tyrannically.

意味（13）

(intransitive, dated) To charge for work before it is finished.