Ride at a gallop

  • 1gallop — I. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to progress or ride at a gallop 2. to run fast transitive verb 1. to cause to gallop 2. to transport at a gallop • galloper noun II …

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  • 2gallop — галоп false gallop галоп с наружной стороны a ride at a gallop скачка галопом extended gallop полевой галоп work gallop работа на галопе speedy gallop быстрый галоп …

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  • 3gallop — 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. SYN: bruit de galop, cantering rhythm, g. rhythm, Traube bruit …

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  • 4gallop — v. n. 1. Go at a gallop. 2. Ride at a gallop. 3. Hurry, rush, fly, speed, scamper, run …

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  • 5Gallop — Gal lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle[ a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or cf.… …

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  • 6Ride — Ride, v. i. [imp. {Rode} (r[=o]d) ({Rid} [r[i^]d], archaic); p. p. {Ridden}({Rid}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. {Riding}.] [AS. r[=i]dan; akin to LG. riden, D. rijden, G. reiten, OHG. r[=i]tan, Icel. r[=i][eth]a, Sw. rida, Dan. ride; cf. L. raeda a… …

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  • 7gallop — ► NOUN 1) the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. 2) a ride on a horse at a gallop. ► VERB (galloped, galloping) 1) go or cause to go at the pace of a gallop. 2) proceed at great… …

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  • 8gallop — [gal′əp] vi. [ME galopen < OFr galoper < Frank * walahlaupan, to run well < * wala, akin to WELL2 + * hlaupan, to run, akin to LEAP] 1. to go at a gallop 2. to move, progress, or act very fast; hurry vt. to cause to gallop n. [ …

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  • 9gallop — I UK [ˈɡæləp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms gallop : present tense I/you/we/they gallop he/she/it gallops present participle galloping past tense galloped past participle galloped * 1) a) if a horse gallops, it runs at its fastest speed The …

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  • 10gallop — galloper, n. /gal euhp/, v.i. 1. to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed: They galloped off to meet their friends. 2. to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop. 3. to go fast, race, or hurry, as a person or time. v.t. 4. to… …

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