Related Searches
Nearby Words
verb (used without object)
1.
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
2.
to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to lope, as a horse.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Lope
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is kibitz. Does it mean:
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
| chat, to converse |
noun
4.
the act or the gait of loping.
5.
a long, easy stride.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Dutch lopen to run, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap
1375–1425; late Middle English < Dutch lopen to run, cognate with Old English hlēapan to leap
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To lope
Example Sentences
- They dance, leap or lope past, often completely obscured by flowing garments.
- They can lope along for many miles, running quickly for short distances.
- Your decision to lope over to the water station relied on your interoceptive sense-the ability to sense your internal state.
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.