gallop

[ gal-uhp ]

/ ˈgæl əp /

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verb (used without object)

to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends.

to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop.

to go fast, race, or hurry, as a person or time.

verb (used with object)

to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop.

noun

a fast gait of the horse or other quadruped in which, in the course of each stride, all four feet are off the ground at once.

a run or ride at this gait.

a rapid rate of going.

a period of going rapidly.

Origin of gallop

1375–1425; late Middle English galopen (v.) <Old French galoper<Frankish *wala hlaupan to run well (see well¹, leap) or, alternatively, verbal derivative of *walhlaup, equivalent to *wal battlefield (cognate with Old High German wal;see Valkyrie) + *hlaup run, course (derivative of the v.)

SYNONYMS FOR gallop

3 run, rush, dash, speed, fly, scoot.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gallop

gal·lop·er, nounoutgallop, verb (used with object)

Words nearby gallop

galloglass, gallon, gallonage, galloon, galloot, gallop, gallopade, galloping, galloping dominoes, gallop rhythm, Gallo-Romance

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Example sentences from the Web for gallop

“Our entire aim is to help make it easier to talk about sex,” says Gallop.
Silicon Valley’s Soft Sex Ban|Joshua Rivera|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At one point the coach driver whipped the horses into a gallop and drove right through the Hessian army.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer|John Suchet|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The haredi leadership is ready to gallop at full speed over this religious fiscal cliff.
Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She realized it, but there was nothing she could do to husband his strength, nothing left her but to gallop on.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady

After I crossed the Horsepen, which almost swam our horses, I started off at a gallop, thinking the pursuit was over.
Mosby's War Reminiscences|John Singleton Mosby
Away went the spirited team on a gallop, the turnout bouncing from side to side over the rocky road.
The Rover Boys Down East|Arthur M. Winfield
"Let us hasten on, then;" and the troop set off at a gallop.
The Pearl of the Andes|Gustave Aimard
Chariot-horses were trained to three paces, a walk, a trot, and a gallop.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for gallop

gallop

/ (ˈɡæləp) /

verb -lops, -loping or -loped

(intr) (of a horse or other quadruped) to run fast with a two-beat stride in which all four legs are off the ground at once

to ride (a horse, etc) at a gallop

(intr) to move, read, talk, etc, rapidly; hurry

noun

the fast two-beat gait of horses and other quadrupeds

an instance of galloping

Derived forms of gallop

galloper, noun

Word Origin for gallop

C16: from Old French galoper, of uncertain origin

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Medical definitions for gallop

gallop

[ găl′əp ]

n.

A triple cadence to the heart sounds at rates of 100 beats per minute or more due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds.gallop rhythm

单词	gallop
释义	gallop [ gal-uhp ] / ˈgæl əp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gallop ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends. to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop. to go fast, race, or hurry, as a person or time. verb (used with object) to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop. noun a fast gait of the horse or other quadruped in which, in the course of each stride, all four feet are off the ground at once. a run or ride at this gait. a rapid rate of going. a period of going rapidly. Origin of gallop 1375–1425; late Middle English galopen (v.) <Old French galoper<Frankish wala hlaupan to run well (see well¹, leap) or, alternatively, verbal derivative of walhlaup, equivalent to wal battlefield (cognate with Old High German wal;see Valkyrie) + hlaup run, course (derivative of the v.) SYNONYMS FOR gallop 3 run, rush, dash, speed, fly, scoot. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gallop ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM gallop gal·lop·er, nounoutgallop, verb (used with object) Words nearby gallop galloglass, gallon, gallonage, galloon, galloot, gallop, gallopade, galloping, galloping dominoes, gallop rhythm, Gallo-Romance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gallop “Our entire aim is to help make it easier to talk about sex,” says Gallop. Silicon Valley’s Soft Sex Ban\|Joshua Rivera\|May 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST At one point the coach driver whipped the horses into a gallop and drove right through the Hessian army. Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer\|John Suchet\|January 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The haredi leadership is ready to gallop at full speed over this religious fiscal cliff. Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides\|Rabbi Daniel Landes\|February 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She realized it, but there was nothing she could do to husband his strength, nothing left her but to gallop on. Woven with the Ship\|Cyrus Townsend Brady After I crossed the Horsepen, which almost swam our horses, I started off at a gallop, thinking the pursuit was over. Mosby's War Reminiscences\|John Singleton Mosby Away went the spirited team on a gallop, the turnout bouncing from side to side over the rocky road. The Rover Boys Down East\|Arthur M. Winfield "Let us hasten on, then;" and the troop set off at a gallop. The Pearl of the Andes\|Gustave Aimard Chariot-horses were trained to three paces, a walk, a trot, and a gallop. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria\|George Rawlinson British Dictionary definitions for gallop gallop / (ˈɡæləp) / verb -lops, -loping or -loped (intr) (of a horse or other quadruped) to run fast with a two-beat stride in which all four legs are off the ground at once to ride (a horse, etc) at a gallop (intr) to move, read, talk, etc, rapidly; hurry noun the fast two-beat gait of horses and other quadrupeds an instance of galloping Derived forms of gallop galloper, noun Word Origin for gallop C16: from Old French galoper, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gallop zoom, dart, dash, stride, lope, hurry, amble, trot, shoot, canter, rush, run, course, career, spring, jump, pace, leap, fly, hurdle Medical definitions for gallop gallop [ găl′əp ] n. A triple cadence to the heart sounds at rates of 100 beats per minute or more due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds.gallop rhythm The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gallop

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of gallop

SYNONYMS FOR gallop

OTHER WORDS FROM gallop

Words nearby gallop

Example sentences from the Web for gallop

British Dictionary definitions for gallop

verb -lops, -loping or -loped

noun

Derived forms of gallop

Word Origin for gallop

Words related to gallop

Medical definitions for gallop

n.