gallop
verb/ˈɡæləp/
/ˈɡæləp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gallop | /ˈɡæləp/ /ˈɡæləp/ |
| he / she / it gallops | /ˈɡæləps/ /ˈɡæləps/ |
| past simple gallopped | /ˈɡæləpt/ /ˈɡæləpt/ |
| past participle gallopped | /ˈɡæləpt/ /ˈɡæləpt/ |
| past simple galloped | /ˈɡæləpt/ /ˈɡæləpt/ |
| past participle galloped | /ˈɡæləpt/ /ˈɡæləpt/ |
| -ing form gallopping | /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/ /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/ |
| -ing form galloping | /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/ /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/ |
- [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.
- The colt galloped madly around the pen.
- [intransitive, transitive] to ride a horse very fast, usually at a gallop
- (+ adv./prep.) Jo galloped across the field towards him.
- gallop something (+ adv./prep.) He galloped his horse home.
Extra Examples- Seb came galloping into the camp.
- The cavalry galloped past in a cloud of dust.
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) (of a person) to run very quickly synonym charge
- She came galloping down the street.
- Dick galloped down the stairs to greet them.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper, perhaps from a Germanic phrase meaning ‘run well’, from the bases of well ‘good’ and leap.
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