canter

noun

1. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Similar word(s): lope

Definition categories: act, gait

verb

1. ride at a canter

- The men cantered away

Definition categories: motion

2. go at a canter, of horses

Definition categories: motion, pace

3. ride at a cantering pace

- He cantered the horse across the meadow

Definition categories: motion, ride, sit