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canter trudge trek brutish nasty

canter

can·ter /ˈkæntə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

to ride or make a horse run quite fast, but not as fast as possible → gallop

  • canter noun [countable]:
    • She rode off at a canter.

trudge

trudge /trʌdʒ/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

to walk with slow heavy steps, especially because you are tired or it is difficult to walk:

  • We trudged home through the snow.

  • trudge noun [singular]:

    • the long trudge back up the hill

trek

trek1 /trek/ noun [countable]

  1. a long and difficult journey, made especially on foot as an adventure SYN hike:
    • a lonely trek through the forest
  2. informal a distance that seems long when you walk it:
    • I’m afraid it’s a bit of a trek to the station.

brutish

brut·ish /ˈbruːtɪʃ/ adjective

cruel and not sensitive to people’s feelings

—brutishness noun [uncountable]

nasty

nas·ty S2 /ˈnɑːsti $ ˈnæsti/ adjective (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest)

  1. BEHAVIOUR nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant:
    • a nasty temper
    • the nasty things that were being written about her
    • There’s a nasty streak in her character.
    • Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists.
    • nasty to
      • Don’t be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly).
    • get/turn nasty especially British English (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way)
      • When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists.
  2. PERSON someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way:
    • I went to school with him – he was nasty then and he’s nasty now.
    • You’re a nasty little brute!
  3. EXPERIENCE/SITUATION a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant
    • nasty shock/surprise
      • It gave me a nasty shock.
    • nasty feeling/suspicion
      • I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen.
      • Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
      • He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest.
      • When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards).
    • The weather turned nasty towards the evening.
  4. SIGHT/SMELL ETC having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc:
    • What’s that nasty smell?
    • a market stall selling cheap and nasty watches
  5. INJURY/ILLNESS severe or very painful:
    • a nasty cut
    • He was carried off the field with a nasty injury.
  6. SUBSTANCE a nasty substance is dangerous:
    • nasty chemicals
  7. a nasty piece of work British English someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble

— nastily adverb

— nastiness noun [uncountable]