About The Word Lope
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Lope
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What's The Definition Of Lope?
[n] a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
[n] a slow pace of running [v] run easily Synonyms | Synonyms for Lope: canter | jog | trot Related Terms | Find terms related to Lope: amble | bound | burst | burst of speed | canter | caracole | curvet | dash | dead run | dogtrot | flank speed | flat-out speed | forced draft | fox-trot | frisk | full gallop | gallop | get | git | go on horseback | hack | hand gallop | headlong rush | heavy right foot | high lope | hightail | hop | hop along | hotfoot | jog trot | leap | make tracks | maximum speed | mount | open throttle | pace | piaffe | plunge | prance | race | ride bareback | ride hard | romp | run | rush | scamper | scud | scurry | scuttle | skitter | spring | sprint | spurt | step | step along | step lively | take horse | tittup | trip | trot | wide-open speed See Also | dogtrot | gait | locomotion | run | travel Lope In Webster's Dictionary \Lope\, imp.
of {Leap}. [Obs.]
And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.
\Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.] 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] ``He that lopes on the ropes.'' --Middleton. 2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.] \Lope\, n. 1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [U.S.] The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a crade. --T. B. Thorpe. |
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