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Meaning of 'canter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Canter [ n.]
- A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.
- A rapid or easy passing over.
- One who cants or whines; a beggar.
- One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
2 . Canter [ v. i.]
- To move in a canter.
3 . Canter [ v. t.]
- To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.

Meaning of 'canter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . canter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ride at a cantering pace
Example in sentence:
  • He cantered the horse across the meadow
Meaning (2):
- ride at a canter
Example in sentence:
  • The men cantered away

Nearby Words:

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