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lollop

verb

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to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth Synonyms bounce, bound, hop, skip, lope, tripRelated Words caper, frisk, gambol, romp; skim, skitter; jump, leap, vaultNear Antonyms lumber, plod, trudge

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