GALLOPS

Noun

gallops

plural of gallop

Verb

gallops

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gallop

Proper noun

Gallops

plural of Gallop

Source: Wiktionary


GALLOP

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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