horse meaning and definition

HORSE noun

Definition of horse (noun)

1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
   • synonyms: Equus caballus
2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
   • synonyms: gymnastic horse
3. troops trained to fight on horseback
   • "500 horse led the attack"
   • synonyms: cavalry, horse cavalry
4. a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
   • synonyms: buck, sawbuck, sawhorse
5. a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
   • synonyms: knight

HORSE verb

Definition of horse (verb)

1. provide with a horse or horses