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lope |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lope \Lope\, imp. of {Leap}. [Obs.] And laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr & vb n. {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.] 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] ``He that lopes on the ropes.'' --Middleton. 2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lope \Lope\, n. 1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [U.S.] The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a crade. --T. B. Thorpe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lope n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {trot}] 2: an smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {canter}] v : run easily
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