GALLOP

gallop

(noun) a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

gallop

(verb) ride at a galloping pace; “He was galloping down the road”

gallop, extend

(verb) cause to move at full gallop; “Did you gallop the horse just now?”

gallop

(verb) go at galloping speed; “The horse was galloping along”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gallop (plural gallops)

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.

Verb

gallop (third-person singular simple present gallops, present participle galloping, simple past and past participle galloped)

(intransitive, of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

(transitive) To cause to gallop.

(ambitransitive) To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.

(intransitive) To run very fast.

(figurative, intransitive) To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.

(intransitive, of an infection, especially pneumonia) To progress rapidly through the body.

Proper noun

Gallop (plural Gallops)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gallop is the 16295th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1770 individuals. Gallop is most common among White (67.8%) and Black/African American (27.8%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Gal"lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Galloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Galloping.] Etym: [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehleápan 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.

Definition: To cause to gallop.

Gal"lop, n. Etym: [Cf. F. galop. See Gallop, v. i., and cf. Galop.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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