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häst — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • equestrian adj Relating to horse riding.
  • horse noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
  • hurry verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
  • knight noun In medieval Europe, an armoured warrior on horseback who served a lord, typically after training as a page and squire.

Senses

häst is used for these senses in English:

  • equestrian Of horseback riding or horseback riders.
  • horse Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.
  • horse (chess, informal) The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a horse.
  • horse (slang) Heroin (drug).
  • horse (dated, slang, among students) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.
  • hurry Rushed action.
  • knight (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

equestrian — full definition

  1. adj Relating to horse riding.
  2. noun A person who rides horses, especially skillfully or competitively.

horse — full definition

  1. noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
  2. noun A padded piece of gymnastics equipment, or a simple frame with legs, used for support or exercise.
  3. verb To fool around or engage in rough, playful behavior (usually as "horse around").

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