gallop

¹gal·lop

verb \ˈga-ləp\

Definition of GALLOP

intransitive verb

1

: to progress or ride at a gallop

2

: to run fast

transitive verb

1

: to cause to gallop

2

: to transport at a gallop

— gal·lop·er noun

Examples of GALLOP

1. The horse galloped toward us.
2. He mounted his horse and galloped off to sound the alarm.
3. She galloped her horse toward us.
4. I grabbed my books and galloped out the door.
5. The program gallops through early American history.

First Known Use of GALLOP

15th century

Related to GALLOP

Synonyms

dash, run, jog, scamper, sprint, trip, trot

Related Words

bound, canter, leap, lope, shag, skip, spring; barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, course, foot (it), hare, hasten, hie, hoof (it), hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, leg (it), pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, rush, rustle, shoot, speed, tear, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom; nip, patter, scoot, scurry, scuttle, step (along)

Near Antonyms

amble, saunter, shamble, shuffle, stroll; crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; lumber, plod, trudge; hobble, limp

Rhymes with GALLOP

galop, jalap, salep, Salop, scallop, shallop

²gallop

noun

Definition of GALLOP

1

: a bounding gait of a quadruped; specifically : a fast natural usually 4-beat gait of the horse — compare ³canter, run

2

: a ride or run at a gallop

3

: a stretch of land suitable for galloping horses

4

: a rapid or hasty progression or pace

Examples of GALLOP

1. The horse was at full gallop.
2. He mounted his horse and took off at a gallop.
3. We went for a gallop through the countryside.

Origin of GALLOP

Middle French galop

First Known Use: 1523

Rhymes with GALLOP

Salop, scallop