gallop
gal·lop (gal′əp)
intransitive verb
- to go at a gallop
- to move, progress, or act very fast; hurry
Etymology: ME galopen < OFr galoper < Frank *walahlaupan, to run well < *wala, akin to well + *hlaupan, to run, akin to leap
transitive verb
to cause to gallop
noun
- the fastest gait of a horse or other animal, consisting of a succession of leaping strides with all the feet off the ground at one time
- a ride on a galloping animal
- any fast pace, speedy action, or rapid progression
Etymology: OFr galop
gallop
v.
Object
- hoof: Braddock Down Cromwell's army was defeated here in 1643, the sound of galloping hooves has been heard.
- horse: Stanford wanted to find out whether all four legs of a galloping horse ever left the ground at the same time.
- inflation: In a country with galloping inflation, presently at 411 percent, none of us ever seem to have enough money.
- track: Course - Rowley: A wide, galloping track with a stiff finish.
- round: He woke the neigbour's donkey and galloped round the field.
- past: We just keep galloping past in front of them " .
Preposition: at
- speed: The cavalry had gone and Sir William Waller himself had galloped away at full speed down the Bristol road.
Adjective modifier
- full: In full gallop they reach 40 mph, covering 25 feet in a single stride.
- fast: The captive ox was then driven in a fast gallop to the camp of the buyer.
Modifying Another Word
- ahead: Internet use is supposed to be galloping ahead of TV viewing.
- away: LOL Roni just to say a belated ' well done ' on your 3rd star - you're galloping away toward your 4th already!
- forward: Then, showing great vision, he picked out Holt who was galloping forward in the inside right channel.
- fast: The jockey said that his horse could gallop fast.
Noun used with modifier
- horse: Will some dark horse gallop from a mysterious stable?
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: Take off checks complete and all systems go, brakes off and gallop down the runway.
Preposition: of
- horse: Here, also, crash his arrows; here, in the farthest glade, sounds the gallop of the pale horse.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- along: The film gallops along at a furious pace from start to finish of its 130 minutes duration.
- off: Presently, a boy on a pony went galloping off to Mudbury, to the Doctor's house there.
- around: A short break ensues whilst I gallop around putting up signs which say SILENCE PLEASE!
- over: Anthony Anderson then profited from a perfect pass from prop Ian Gough and was able to gallop over for a try.
Oh I am a cat that likes to Gallop about doing good.
Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by. Late in the night when the fires are out, Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Browse dictionary entries near gallop
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