About The Word Gallop
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Gallop Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Gallop?
[n] a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
[v] ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road" [v] cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [v] go at galloping speed, as of horses; "The horse was galloping along" Synonyms | Synonyms for Gallop: extend Related Terms | Find terms related to Gallop: amble | bound | burst | burst of speed | canter | caracole | curvet | dash | dead run | dogtrot | drag | droop | flank speed | flat-out speed | flounce | forced draft | fox-trot | frisk | full gallop | gait | get | git | go on horseback | hack | hand gallop | headlong rush | heavy right foot | high lope | hightail | hitch | hobble | hop | hop along | hotfoot | jog | jog trot | leap | limp | lock step | lope | lurch | make tracks | maximum speed | mince | mincing steps | mount | open throttle | pace | paddle | piaffe | piaffer | plunge | prance | race | rack | ride bareback | ride hard | roll | run | rush | saunter | scamper | scud | scurry | scuttle | shamble | shuffle | sidle | single-foot | slink | slither | slouch | slowness | spring | sprint | spurt | stagger | stalk | step | step along | step lively | stride | stroll | strolling gait | strut | swagger | swing | take horse | tittup | toddle | totter | tread | trip | trot | velocity | waddle | walk | wide-open speed See Also | gait | pace | ride | ride horseback | sit Gallop In Webster's Dictionary \Gal"lop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin;
cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS.
gehle['a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a
prefix; or cf. OFlem. walop a gallop. See {Leap}, and cf. 1st
{Wallop}.]
1. To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to
go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.
But gallop lively down the western hill. --Donne.
2. To ride a horse at a gallop.
3. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty
examination.
Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping
over it. --Locke.
\Gal"lop\, v. t. To cause to gallop. \Gal"lop\, n. [Cf. F. galop. See {Gallop}, v. i., and cf. {Galop}.] A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds. {Hand gallop}, a slow or gentle gallop. |
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