lope
[ lohp ]
/ loʊp /
verb (used without object), loped, lop·ing.
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.
verb (used with object), loped, lop·ing.
to cause to lope, as a horse.
noun
the act or the gait of loping.
a long, easy stride.
Origin of lope
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British Dictionary definitions for lope
lope
/ (ləʊp) /
verb
(intr)
(of a person) to move or run with a long swinging stride
(intr)
(of four-legged animals) to run with a regular bounding movement
to cause (a horse) to canter with a long easy stride or (of a horse) to canter in this manner
noun
a long steady gait or stride
Derived forms of lope
loper, nounWord Origin for lope
C15: from Old Norse
hlaupa to
leap; compare Middle Dutch
lopen to run