The term trot has several distinct meanings

• A trot is a kind of horse gait (diagonal gait).
• A trot is a literal translation of a foreign text.
• Trot is a synonym for trotline .
• A Trot is a mildly negative epithet for Trotskyist.
• Trots is a synonym for diarrhoea.

The term also appears in the following compounds:

• The turkey trot is a kind of ragtime dance.
• The foxtrot is a kind of ballroom dance.
• The fox trot is a kind of horse gait.
  • For other uses of the term fox trot, see foxtrot (disambiguation).