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   gallop

   /ˈɡaləp/

   noun

   • 1. the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride: "the horse broke into a furious gallop"
   • ▪ a ride on a horse at a gallop: "Wilfred went for a gallop on the sands"
   • ▪ a very fast pace of running by a person: "she ran after them at a gallop"
   • ▪ a track or ground where horses are exercised at a gallop: "Dancer fractured a foreleg on the gallops"

   verb

   • 1. (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop: "we galloped along the sand"
   • ▪ make (a horse) gallop: "Fred galloped the horse off to the start"
   • ▪ (of a person) run fast: "Leota galloped in from the halfway line"
   • 2. proceed at great speed: "don't gallop through your speech"
   • ▪ (of a process or event) progress in a rapid and seemingly uncontrollable manner: "his life gallops headlong towards disaster"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).

   Derivatives

   • 1. galloper noun

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   What does gallop mean?

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   What does it mean when a horse gallops?

   • When a horse gallops, it runs very fast so that all four legs are off the ground at the same time. If you gallop a horse, you make it gallop. The horses galloped away. [VERB adverb/preposition] Staff officers galloped fine horses down the road. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] If you gallop, you ride a horse that is galloping.

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   • [VERB preposition/adverb] A gallop is a ride on a horse that is galloping. I was forced to attempt a gallop. If something such as a process gallops, it develops very quickly and is often difficult to control. In spite of the recession, profits have galloped ahead.

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   Gallop is a verb and a noun that means to run fast with all four feet off the ground, or the speed of such a run. Learn how to use gallop in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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   The meaning of GALLOP is to progress or ride at a gallop. How to use gallop in a sentence.

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   Gallop definition: to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed. See examples of GALLOP used in a sentence.

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   A gallop is a horse's fastest gait, a full-on run. A loud noise might cause a trotting horse to panic and break into a gallop.

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   Gallop is a verb meaning to run fast with all four feet off the ground, or a noun meaning the speed of a horse or a fast movement. Learn how to use gallop in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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   Gallop is a fast gait of a horse or other quadruped, or a rapid pace of movement or progress. Learn how to use gallop as a verb, noun, or adjective, and see synonyms, translations, and related terms.