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

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Rhymes with GALLOP

galop, jalap, salep, Salop, scallop, shallop