gallop
Meaning of gallop
noun
- the fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
the horse broke into a furious gallop
a mounted police charge at full gallop
- (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.
we galloped along the sand
- proceed at great speed.
don't gallop through your speech
early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).
Information about gallop
- The plural form of gallop is: gallops.
- Languages in which gallop is used:
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Hyphenation of gallop
gal-lop
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- gallop is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gallop synonyms
Meaning extend:
Meaning move or progress swiftly or at full speed:
Meaning (of a horse) move at a canter in a particular direction:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:
Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning depart hastily:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning move or travel hurriedly:
Meaning move quickly:
Meaning move very fast in a specified direction:
Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind:
Meaning walk or run with a long bounding stride:
Meaning (of a horse) move with high springy steps:
Meaning (of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning hurl missiles repeatedly at:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:
Meaning move at high speed:
Meaning move fast or suddenly in a specified direction:
Meaning move very quickly:
gallop antonyms
Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:
Translation of gallop
- Italian: galoppare
Words that rhyme with gallop
agallop, callop, codswallop, dallop, escallop, handgallop, outgallop, outwallop, regallop, scallop, shallop, tatterwallop, wallop, collop, dollop, gollop, jollop, lollop, scollop, trollop, wollop
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