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verb | noun gallopgallop1 /ˈgæləp/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYgallop1Origin: 1500-1600 Old French galoper VERB TABLEgallop |
| Present | I, you, we, they | gallop | | he, she, it | gallops | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | galloped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have galloped | | he, she, it | has galloped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had galloped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gallop | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have galloped |
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| Present | I | am galloping | | he, she, it | is galloping | | you, we, they | are galloping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was galloping | | you, we, they | were galloping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been galloping | | he, she, it | has been galloping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been galloping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be galloping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been galloping |
THESAURUSmove quickly on foot► runa) to move very quickly, by moving your legs more quickly than when you walk: If we run, we can still catch the bus. He ran for his life as bullets flew around him (=to avoid being killed).b) to move in this way as a sport or for exercise: I run every morning. ► jog to run at a slow steady speed for exercise: It takes a half an hour to jog around the lake. ► sprint to run as fast as you can for a short distance: I sprinted toward the end zone and got the touchdown. ► dash to run somewhere, usually a short distance, because you are in a hurry: She dashed across the street to catch the bus. ► tear to run somewhere very fast, especially in a dangerous or careless way: The dog came tearing across the backyard at me, and I screamed. ► dart to run suddenly in a particular direction: A rabbit darted across the trail in front of us. ► race to run somewhere very quickly, especially because it is important that you get somewhere: She raced up the stairs when she heard the scream. ► bolt to suddenly run somewhere very fast, especially in order to escape or because you are frightened: At the sound of the siren, the men bolted for the door. ► scurry to run quickly with small steps, especially because you are nervous or afraid: Occasionally a cockroach would scurry across the floor. ► scamper to run quickly with quick short steps. Used about children or small animals: Squirrels were scampering around the park. ► trot to run fairly slowly, taking short steps. Used especially about horses and dogs: A little dog was trotting behind her. ► gallop to run very fast. Used about horses: The horse started galloping down the hill. 1[intransitive, transitive] if a horse gallops, it runs as fast as it can, with all its feet leaving the ground together: A thoroughbred can gallop a mile in about 90 seconds.gallop along/across/toward etc. Wild horses galloped through the canyon.► see thesaurus at run12[intransitive, transitive] if you gallop or gallop a horse, you ride very fast on a horse or you make it run very fast: gallop along/across/toward etc. Mounted police galloped down Main Street with drawn pistols.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move or do something very quickly: gallop through/past etc. This is a bill that will gallop through Congress. verb | noun gallopgallop2 noun ► at full gallop The horse took off at full gallop (=as fast as possible). 1 a)[singular] the movement of a horse running as fast as it can, with all four feet leaving the ground together: The horse took off at full gallop (=as fast as possible). b)[countable] a ride on a horse when it is galloping2[singular] a very fast speed: The project began at a gallop. |