v. i. | 1. | To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed. | |||
2. | To ride a horse at a gallop. | ||||
3. | Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. | ||||
v. t. | 1. | To cause to gallop. | |||
n. | 1. | A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds.
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Noun | 1. | gallop - a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously |
Verb | 1. | gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road" |
2. | gallop - go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along" | |
3. | gallop - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" Synonyms: extend |