Hurried pace (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TROT

{ Related Clues }

A gait
Gait
Hambletonian
Hurry
Jog
Pace
Pony
Bring (out)
Brisk pace
Compete at Yonkers
Dressage gait
Equestrian's command
Event at Monticello
Exam aid
Fox follower
The Hambletonian, e.g.
Horse race
Horse's gait
Instruction to an equestrian
Introduce, with "out"
Meadowlands event
Meadowlands gait
Meadowlands pace
Move briskly
Pompano event
Student's pony
Track event
Turkey follower
Yonkers race
Do some jogging
Fox or turkey follower
Harness racer's gait
Home-run run
Kentucky Futurity event
Latin student's "friend"
Pace at Pompano Park
Gait between walk and canter
Gait slower than a canter

{ Tags }

aid, bring, brisk, event, follower, fox, gait, harness, horse, horses, jog, meadowlands, out, pace, pony, race, students, than, trot, turkey, walk

{ Notes }

The answer TROT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TROT as a noun:

1. (jog, trot, lope) = a slow pace of running

2. (Trotskyite, Trotskyist, Trot) = radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution

3. (pony, trot, crib) = a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

4. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

TROT as a verb:

1. (trot, jog, clip) = run at a moderately swift pace

2. ride at a trot

3. cause to trot; "She trotted the horse home"