Trot \Trot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trotting.]

[OE. trotten, OF. troter, F. trotter; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tread; cf. OHG. trott?n to tread. See Tread.]

1. To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to ride or drive at a trot. See Trot, n.

2. Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.

He that rises late must trot all day, and will scarcely overtake his business at night. --Franklin.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)