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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. But gallop lively down the western hill. --Donne. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. t. To cause to gallop. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Hand gallop}, a slow or gentle gallop. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gallop n : a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously v 1: ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road" 2: go at galloping speed, as of horses; "The horse was galloping along" 3: cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" [syn: {extend}]
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