| Front | gallop |
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| Back | gal•lop verb, noun BrE /ˈɡæləp/ NAmE /ˈɡæləp/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) when a horse or similar animal gallops, it moves very fast and each stride includes a stage when all four feet are off the ground together The terrified horse galloped off. The ponies galloped along the sand. compare canter 2 [intransitive, transitive] to ride a horse very fast, usually at a gallop (+ adv./prep.) Jo galloped across the field towards him. ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He galloped his horse home. compare canter 3 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) (of a person) to run very quickly charge She came galloping down the street. noun word origin example bank 1 [singular] the fastest speed at which a horse can run, with a stage in which all four feet are off the ground together He rode off at a gallop. My horse suddenly broke into a gallop. 2 [countable] a ride on a horse at its fastest speed to go for a gallop 3 [singular] an unusually fast speed She always lives life at a gallop. |
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