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gallop

[ gal-uhp ]

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verb (used without object)

to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed:
They galloped off to meet their friends.
to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop.
to go fast, race, or hurry, as a person or time.
Synonyms: scoot, fly, speed, dash, rush, run

verb (used with object)

to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop.

noun

a fast gait of the horse or other quadruped in which, in the course of each stride, all four feet are off the ground at once.
a run or ride at this gait.
a rapid rate of going.
a period of going rapidly.

gallop

/ ˈɡæləp /

verb

intr (of a horse or other quadruped) to run fast with a two-beat stride in which all four legs are off the ground at once
to ride (a horse, etc) at a gallop
intr to move, read, talk, etc, rapidly; hurry

noun

the fast two-beat gait of horses and other quadrupeds
an instance of galloping

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Derived Forms

ˈgalloper, noun

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Other Words From

gallop·er noun
outgallop verb (used with object)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gallop¹

1375–1425; late Middle English galopen (v.) < Old French galoper < Frankish *wala hlaupan to run well ( well ¹, leap ) or, alternatively, verbal derivative of *walhlaup, equivalent to *wal battlefield (cognate with Old High German wal; Valkyrie ) + *hlaup run, course (derivative of the v.)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gallop¹

C16: from Old French galoper, of uncertain origin

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