Gallop

Quick meaning: Gallop is a noun meaning The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. An act or instance of going or running rapidly.
2. (cardiology) An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
3. (music) A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.
4. (intransitive, of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.
5. (intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.
6. (transitive) To cause to gallop.
7. (ambitransitive) 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.

Example Sentences

to gallop a horse

Gallop lively down the western hill.

The horse galloped past the finishing line.

A gallop rhythm: \drums{\repeat unfold4{wbl8wbh16 16

Word Forms

• gallops
• galloping
• galloped

Synonyms for gallop

Depending on context, synonyms include extend.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include extend, run, trot, hurtle, race, sprint.

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