ALL meanings of horse of a different color
horse of a dif·fer·ent col·or
H h - noun plural horse of a different color a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color a fully mature male animal of this type; stallion. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color any of several odd-toed ungulates belonging to the family Equidae, including the horse, zebra, donkey, and ass, having a thick, flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck and bearing the weight on only one functioning digit, the third, which is widened into a round or spade-shaped hoof. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color something on which a person rides, sits, or exercises, as if astride the back of such an animal: rocking horse. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Also called trestle. a frame, block, etc., with legs, on which something is mounted or supported. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Gymnastics. vaulting horse. pommel horse. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Carpentry. carriage (def 7). 1
- noun plural horse of a different color soldiers serving on horseback; cavalry: a thousand horse. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Slang. a man; fellow. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Often, horses. Informal. horsepower. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color horses, Slang. the power or capacity to accomplish something, as by having enough money, personnel, or expertise: Our small company doesn't have the horses to compete against a giant corporation. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Chess Informal. a knight. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Slang. a crib, translation, or other illicit aid to a student's recitation; trot; pony. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Mining. a mass of rock enclosed within a lode or vein. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Nautical. traveler (def 6b). 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Shipbuilding. a mold of a curved frame, especially one used when the complexity of the curves requires laying out at full size. 1
- noun plural horse of a different color Slang. heroin. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color to provide with a horse or horses. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color to set on horseback. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color to set or carry on a person's back or on one's own back. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color Carpentry. to cut notches for steps into (a carriage beam). 1
- verb with object horse of a different color to move with great physical effort or force: It took three men to horse the trunk up the stairs. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color Slang. to make (a person) the target of boisterous jokes. to perform boisterously, as a part or a scene in a play. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color Nautical. to caulk (a vessel) with a hammer. to work or haze (a sailor) cruelly or unfairly. 1
- verb with object horse of a different color Archaic. to place (someone) on a person's back, in order to be flogged. 1
- verb without object horse of a different color to mount or go on a horse. 1
- verb without object horse of a different color (of a mare) to be in heat. 1
- verb without object horse of a different color Vulgar. to have coitus. 1
- adjective horse of a different color of, for, or pertaining to a horse or horses: the horse family; a horse blanket. 1
- adjective horse of a different color drawn or powered by a horse or horses. 1
- adjective horse of a different color mounted or serving on horses: horse troops. 1
- adjective horse of a different color unusually large. 1
- idioms horse of a different color back the wrong horse, to be mistaken in judgment, especially in backing a losing candidate. 1
- idioms horse of a different color beat / flog a dead horse, to attempt to revive a discussion, topic, or idea that has waned, been exhausted, or proved fruitless. 1
- idioms horse of a different color from the horse's mouth, Informal. on good authority; from the original or a trustworthy source: I have it straight from the horse's mouth that the boss is retiring. 1
- idioms horse of a different color hold one's horses, Informal. to check one's impulsiveness; be patient or calm: Hold your horses! I'm almost ready. 1
- idioms horse of a different color horse of another color, something entirely different. Also, horse of a different color. 1
- idioms horse of a different color look a gift horse in the mouth, to be critical of a gift. 1
- idioms horse of a different color To horse!, Mount your horse! Ride! 1
- noun horse of a different color (Idiomatic) An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance. 0