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   Gal·lop

   /ˈɡaləp/

   

   noun

   • 1. the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride: "the horse broke into a furious gallop"
   • ▪ a ride on a horse at a gallop: "Will went for a gallop on the beach"
   • ▪ a very fast pace of running or moving: "she ran after them at a gallop"

   verb

   • 1. (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop: "we galloped along the sand"
   • ▪ make (a horse) gallop: "Fred galloped the horse off to the start"
   • ▪ (of a person) run fast and rather boisterously: "Leota galloped in from the halfway line"
   • ▪ (of a process or time) progress rapidly in a seemingly uncontrollable manner: "panic about the deadline galloping toward them"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).

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   • 1. galloper noun

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   What does it mean when a horse gallops?

   • When a horse gallops, it runs very fast so that all four legs are off the ground at the same time. If you gallop a horse, you make it gallop. The horses galloped away. [VERB adverb/preposition] Staff officers galloped fine horses down the road. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] If you gallop, you ride a horse that is galloping.

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   Gallop is a verb that means to run fast so that all four feet come off the ground together in each act of forward movement, or to ride a horse that is running in this way. It can also be a noun that means the fast run or speed of a horse when it is galloping, or an act of galloping.

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   gallop: 1 n a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously Type of: gait a horse's manner of moving v cause to move at full gallop “Did you gallop the horse just now?” Synonyms: extend Type of: ride , sit sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions v ride ...

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