pony

/ˈpoʊni/

/ˈpʌʊni/

Other forms: ponies

A pony is just like a horse, only shorter. Riding a pony can be less intimidating than riding a horse, because you sit a little closer to the ground. Giddy-up!

Many people think that ponies are young horses, but they're entirely different (though closely related) animals. A pony is smaller than a horse, with shorter legs, although often thicker and sturdier proportionally through the body. To pony up, on the other hand, doesn't have anything to do with equines: it means to pay money: "If you want a cup of lemonade, you'll have to pony up a dollar."

Definitions of pony

1. noun

   any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
   types:

   Shetland pony

   breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail

   Welsh pony

   breed of small ponies originally from Wales

   Exmoor

   stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose

   type of:

   Equus caballus, horse

   solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
2. noun

   a range horse of the western United States
   types:

   mustang

   small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish

   Indian pony, cayuse

   a small native range horse

   bronc, broncho, bronco

   an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang

   type of:

   Equus caballus, horse

   solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
3. noun

   an informal term for a racehorse
   “he liked to bet on the ponies”

   type of:

   bangtail, race horse, racehorse

   a horse bred for racing
4. noun

   a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
   synonyms: jigger, shot glass

   type of:

   drinking glass, glass

   a container for holding liquids while drinking
5. noun

   a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
   synonyms: crib, trot

   type of:

   interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version

   a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language