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lope Definition

lope (lōp)

intransitive verb loped, lop·ing

to move along easily, with a long, swinging stride or in an easy canter

Etymology: ME lopen < ON hlaupa, to leap, run (or MDu lopen): see leap

transitive verb

to cause to lope

noun

a long, easy, swinging stride

lope Related Forms
loper noun
lope Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: Then he lopes down the street he's keeping this all together, thank God.

Object

  • gait: I even spotted a tree in the distance bobbing along under its own steam with a most peculiar loping gait.
  • rhythm: Mueller directs the film with a gentle, loping rhythm that really captures this simple man's life as well as the period.
  • stride: Steve was also said to be " ice cool " and a " rugged tackler with a long loping stride " .
  • run: Thought he was Griffiths until I recognized the loping run.

Adjective modifier

  • easy: He lets himself drop into an easy lope, not bothering to try to catch her just yet.

Modifying Another Word

    Followed by an intransitive particle

    • along: We're soon loping along at 85 to 95 mph.
    • off: He stood his ground until fear got the better of him and he loped off into the bush to the rest of the group!
    • out: In the peripheral vision, creatures are loping out of the darkness on all sides.

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