Es'tra-pāde', n.

n. [Fr., Sp. estrapada, It. strappata, from strappare, to tear or pluck off, to wrest, wrench, from Prov. Ger. strapfen, to draw, N. H. Ger. straff, drawn tight.] (Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rises before, and at the same time kicks furiously with his hind legs.