verb
trots; trotted; trotting
[no obj]
of a horse :to move at a speed faster than walking by stepping with each front leg at the same time as the opposite back leg
always followed by an adverb or preposition
to run at a slow, steady pace
to move quickly :hurry
hot to trot
trot out
[phrasal verb]
trot (something) out or trot out (something) informal
disapproving :to say (something that has been said before) as an excuse, explanation, etc.
to bring (something) out to be displayed
noun
plural trots
[singular] :a horse's way of moving that is faster than a walk but slower than a gallop
[singular] :a person's way of running slowly
the trots informal :diarrhea
on the trot
Brit informal
following one after another
busy all the time
US