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| gal·lop [ gálləp ] |
noun (plural gal·lops) |
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1. fastest pace of horse: the fastest pace of a horse, in which all four feet are off the ground at the same time
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2. fast pace of four-legged animal: a fast movement similar to a horse's gallop made by any four-legged animal
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3. fast ride on horse: a ride on a horse at a gallop
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verb (past and past participle gal·loped, present participle gal·lop·ing, 3rd person present singular gal·lops) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb ride horse fast: to ride a horse at a gallop
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2. intransitive verb do something very fast: to do something in a great hurry
  gallop through lunch
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3. transitive verb move something quickly: to move or transport something at a gallop or at a very fast pace
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| [Early 16th century. < Old French galoper, variant of waloper< Germanic] |
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| gal·lop·er noun |
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