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Gallop
/ˈɡæləp/
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
📖 Definitions of "Gallop"
noun
- 1
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- 2
An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
verb
- 1
(of a horse, etc) To 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.
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