to gallop a horse
11gallop — [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. [ …
12Horse gait — This is an article on horse gaits; for other meanings, see: gait (disambiguation). Horse gaits are the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.Ensminger, M. E. Horses and… …
13gallop — gal|lop1 [ˈgæləp] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: galoper] 1.) if a horse gallops, it moves very fast with all its feet leaving the ground together →↑canter, trot ↑trot ▪ A neighbour s horse came galloping down the road, riderless. ▪ a… …
14gallop — 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… …
15Horse — For other uses, see Horse (disambiguation). Domestic horse …
16gallop — 1 verb 1 (I) if a horse gallops, it moves very fast with all its feet leaving the ground together (+ along/across/towards): wild horses galloping over the sand 2 (I, T) if you gallop, you ride very fast on a horse or you make it go very fast (+… …
17gallop — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, good ▪ steady VERB + GALLOP ▪ break into ▪ The horses broke into a gallop when they heard the gunshot …
18gallop — gal•lop [[t]ˈgæl əp[/t]] v. i. 1) to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed 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 4) to cause (a horse or other animal) to gallop 5) a fast… …
19gallop — /ˈgæləp / (say galuhp) verb (i) 1. to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed. 2. to run rapidly by leaps, as a horse; go at a gallop. 3. to go fast, race, or hurry, as a person, the tongue, time, etc. –verb (t) 4. to cause (a horse, etc.)… …
20gallop — n. & v. n. 1 the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. 2 a ride at this pace. 3 a track or ground for this. v. (galloped, galloping) 1 a intr. (of a horse etc. or its rider) go at… …
