noun / verb
gallop
GAL-up/ˈɡæləp/
The fastest running gait of a horse.
The horse gallops across the open field toward the barn.
Etymology
Galoper names the leaping motion of a running horse. It is historically connected with wallop, which also once meant “to gallop,” rather than only describing a heavy blow.
In context
the fugitives Gallop as fast as their horses can take them heading south
More examples
- The rider slows her horse from a gallop to a trot.
- They galloped along the beach before breakfast.
- The story gallops toward its dramatic ending.
Forms
gallop · gallops · galloped · galloping