Difference between Trot and Pony

What is the difference between Trot and Pony?

Trot as a verb is to walk rapidly. while Pony as a verb is to lead (a horse) from another horse.

Trot

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To walk rapidly. To move at a gait between a walk and a canter.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A gait of horses between walk and canter, a diagonal gait, i.e., in which diagonal pairs of legs move together. A gait of a person faster than a walk. A toddler. The trots: diarrhoea/diarrhea. A moderately rapid dance. A moderately common abbreviation, a mildly negative epithet for Trotskyist. An ugly old woman. A run of luck or fortune.

Pony

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lead (a horse) from another horse.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands.A cheat sheet used in Latin classes, often tolerated, sometimes not.A measure of one ounce of liquor.A small serving of an alcoholic beverage.A serving of 140 millilitres of beer.Twenty-five pounds sterling.A slate or reference used by Midshipmen to study for an upcoming test or project.(from "pony and trap", rhyming with "crap") Something of little worth.An elusive and highly unlikely positive outcome.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of little worth.

Example sentence: I don't like the idea that I'm a one-trick pony, even if I am! No matter what else I do, I have to make sure that 'Elephant' isn't Tame Impala's biggest song anywhere.

We hope you now know whether to use Trot or Pony in your sentence.

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