gallop

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɡæləp/

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Noun

Singular gallop

Plural gallops

1. A gallop is the fastest pace of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
2. A gallop is an abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.

Verb

Plain form gallop

Third-person singular gallops

Past tense galloped

Past participle galloped

Present participle galloping

An animation of a horse galloping.

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

   The horse galloped past the finishing line.

2. (transitive) To run very fast.