'Gallop' definitions:
Definition of 'gallop'
(from WordNet)
noun
A fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
verb
Ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
verb
Go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"
verb
Cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: gallop, extend]
Definition of 'Gallop'
From: GCIDE
- Gallop \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. [1913 Webster]
- But gallop lively down the western hill. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To ride a horse at a gallop. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. [1913 Webster]
- Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gallop'
From: GCIDE
- Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. t. To cause to gallop. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gallop'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Hand gallop, a slow or gentle gallop. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gallop'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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