Horse meaning

What does “horse” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“horse” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.

horse

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
SynonymsEquus caballus
a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
Synonymsgymnastic horse
troops trained to fight on horseback
“500 horse led the attack”
Synonymscavalry horse cavalry
a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
Synonymssawhorse sawbuck buck
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
Synonymsknight

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University