gallop
pronunciation
How to pronounce gallop in British English:
UK [ˈɡæləp]
How to pronounce gallop in American English:
US [ˈɡæləp]
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- Noun:
- a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
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- Verb:
- ride at a galloping pace
- go at galloping speed
- cause to move at full gallop
Word Origin
- gallop (v.)
- "move or run by leaps," early 15c., from Old French galoper "to gallop" (12c.), central Old French form of Old North French waloper, probably from Frankish *wala hlaupan "to run well" (see wallop). Related: Galloped; galloping. Though the French word is Germanic, Dutch galopperen, German galoppiren, Swedish galoppera are from French.
- gallop (n.)
- "a leaping gait," the most rapid movement of a horse, 1520s, from gallop (v.).
Example
- 1. Are they really going to gallop ahead from that level ?
- 2. All the horses broke into a gallop .
- 3. As we gallop , our hair flying in the wind ( no hard hats here ) , our horses expertly negotiate the windy paths and come to a stop next to a ravine with a clear river rolling by , the mountains glistening in the distance .
- 4. Fine horsed gallop across the vast plain .
- 5. However another fan imitating psy 's virtual gallop is a bit older : un secretary general ban ki-moon .