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gallop

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As a noun, gallop means the fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. As a verb, it means run at a gallop.

Meanings of gallop

10 meanings

noun

  1. The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

  2. An act or instance of going or running rapidly.

  3. cardiologyAn abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.

verb

  1. of a horseetcTo run at a gallop.

    “The horse galloped past the finishing line.”

  2. To ride at a galloping pace.

  3. To cause to gallop.

    “to gallop a horse”

  4. To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.

  5. To run very fast.

  6. figurativeTo go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.

  7. of an infectionespecially pneumoniaTo progress rapidly through the body.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: cause to move at full gallop

Words that rhyme with gallop

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