gallop
intransitive verb
- to go at a gallop
- to move, progress, or act very fast; hurry
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
See gallop in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gălˈəp)
nouna. A natural three-beat gait of a horse, faster than a canter, in which all four feet are off the ground at the same time during each stride.
b. A fast running motion of other quadrupeds.
- A ride taken at a gallop.
- A rapid pace: Events were proceeding at a gallop.
- Medicine A disordered rhythm of the heart characterized by three or four distinct heart sounds in each cycle and resembling the sound of a galloping horse. Also called cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm.
verb gal·loped,
gal·lop·ing,
gal·lops verb, transitive- To cause to gallop.
- To transport at or as if at a gallop: gallop the mail to the next station.
verb, intransitive- To ride a horse at a gallop.
- To move or progress swiftly: Summer was galloping by.
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