Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canter

1 sense of canter

Sense 1
canter, lope -- (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)
       => gait -- (a horse's manner of moving)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb canter

3 senses of canter

Sense 1
canter -- (ride at a canter; "The men cantered away")
       => ride horseback -- (ride on horseback)

Sense 2
canter -- (go at a canter, of horses)
       => pace -- (go at a pace; "The horse paced")

Sense 3
canter -- (ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow")
       => ride, sit -- (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare")