وقتی برای حیوان به کار میره به معنای یورتمه رفتنه، برای انسان به معنی دویدن یا تند تند راه رفتنه و البته به کاربردنش برای انسان خیلی استفاده رسمی و درستی نیست.
از مک میلان:
1 [intransitive] if a horse or other animal trots, it moves more quickly than when walking but does not run:
The gray horse came trotting gracefully across the field.
1a. [intransitive or transitive] to ride on a horse that is trotting:
We trotted toward the first fence.
─ compare CANTER1
2 [intransitive] trot into/along/after etc. to walk with short quick steps:
He hurried off, his assistants trotting after him.
,trot `out phrasal verb [transitive] INFORMAL