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CANTER

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Irregular inflected form: canter   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Synonyms:

canter; lope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("canter" is a kind of...):

gait (a horse's manner of moving)

Derivation:

canter (ride at a canter)

canter (ride at a cantering pace)

canter (go at a canter, of horses)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ride at a canter

Example:

The men cantered away

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "canter" is one way to...):

ride horseback (ride on horseback)

Domain category:

horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

canter (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ride at a cantering pace

Example:

He cantered the horse across the meadow

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "canter" is one way to...):

ride; sit (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions)

Domain category:

horseback riding; riding (travel by being carried on horseback)

equitation; horseback riding; riding (the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

The men canter the horses across the field

Derivation:

canter (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Go at a canter, of horses

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "canter" is one way to...):

pace (go at a pace)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

The horses canter across the field

Derivation:

canter (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)

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 Context examples: 

Down this, amid the shouts of the enormous multitude, the prince cantered with his two attendant kings, his high officers of state, and his long train of lords and ladies, courtiers, counsellors, and soldiers, with toss of plume and flash of jewel, sheen of silk and glint of gold—as rich and gallant a show as heart could wish.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He cantered on as he spoke, while Alleyne, having dispensed two more pence, left the old dame standing by the furthest cottage of Hordle, with her shrill voice raised in blessings instead of revilings.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)