gait
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- pronunciation:
- geIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a manner of walking or running.
The old man has a slow and painful gait.- synonyms:
- walk
- similar words:
- bearing, carriage, step, stride
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| definition 2: |
any of the manners in which a horse goes forward, such as a trot or gallop.
- similar words:
- amble, canter, gallop, pace, rack, single-foot, trot
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gaits, gaiting, gaited |
| definition: |
to train (a horse) to move at one or more particular gaits.
- similar words:
- canter, gallop, pace, trot
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gate sound alike but have different meanings.