Difference between Nag and Horse

What is the difference between Nag and Horse?

Nag as a noun is a small horse; a pony. while Horse as a noun is a hoofed mammal (scientific name equus caballus).

Nag

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small horse; a pony. An old useless horse. One who nags.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bother with persistent memories. To repeatedly complain about often insignificant matters. To act inappropriately in the eyes of peers, to backstab, to verbally abuse.

Horse

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide with a horse.To frolic, to act mischieviously. Usually followed by "around".

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hoofed mammal (scientific name Equus caballus).Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including the zebra or the ass.Cavalry soldiers (often capitalized).In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high with two handles on top.The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a man in a suit of armor and often one a horse, hence the nickname.A large person.A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; foot ropes.Heroin.

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