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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. 1

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

  2. 2

    An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.

verb
  1. 1

    (of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.

    "The horse galloped past the finishing line."

  2. 2

    To ride at a galloping pace.

  3. 3

    To cause to gallop.

    "to gallop a horse"

  4. 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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