gallop (Meaning)

Wordnet

gallop (n)

a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

Wordnet

gallop (v)

ride at a galloping pace

go at galloping speed

cause to move at full gallop

Webster

gallop (v. i.)

To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.

To ride a horse at a gallop.

Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.

A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds.

Webster

gallop (v. t.)

To cause to gallop.

FAQs About the word gallop

a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously, ride at a galloping pace, go at galloping speed, cause t

jog, run,trot, zip, dash, speed, race, scurry, trip,sprint

crawl, shuffle, stroll,stroll, amble, shuffle, saunter, amble, linger, saunter

The horses galloped across the open field, their hooves pounding the ground.

The knight charged into battle, his horse galloping at full speed.

The wind whistled through her hair as she galloped her horse along the beach.

The children squealed with delight as they galloped their ponies around the paddock.