Lexic.us

Definition of Gallop

1. Noun. A fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

2. Verb. Ride at a galloping pace. "He was galloping down the road"

3. Verb. Go at galloping speed. "The horses gallop across the field"; "The horse was galloping along"

4. Verb. Cause to move at full gallop. "The men gallop the horses across the field"; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"

Definition of Gallop

1. v. i. 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. v. t. To cause to gallop.

3. n. 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.

Definition of Gallop

1. to ride a horse at full speed [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Gallop

1. A triple cadence to the heart sounds; due to an abnormal third or fourth heart sound being heard in addition to the first and second sounds, and usually indicative of serious disease. Synonym: bruit de galop, cantering rhythm, gallop rhythm, Traube's bruit. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gallop

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