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to gallop

to gallop

3 2.8
To make a horse run very fast
  • verb
  • /ˈɡæləp/
translation icon : hacer galopar
  • Vincent could see a knot of horsemen, looking toward the black-bearded warrior who galloped up to join them.
  • galloped the horses
  • galloped away
  • galloped along

Examples

  • As the trainer signaled, the pony began to gallop around the track, showing off its speed.

  • The best thing to do is get him down there and let him gallop a little.

    Seabiscuit (2003)

  • The two men start to gallop toward the train.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Years ago we had galloped up and down that river!

    Blog text (27)

  • It is a short trip, gringo, but you have to gallop!

    Old Gringo (1989)

  • The rider urged the horse to gallop across the field, feeling the wind in her hair.

  • During the race, the horses started to gallop fiercely, competing for the lead.

Synonyms

to spur
vsto gallop
7 5.6

To urge a horse forward by touching its side with a spiked heel

causes the animal to reach full running speed rather than using a tool
to giddap
vsto gallop
  • Informal
1 9.9

To make a horse or mule go faster by calling

causes the animal to reach full running speed rather than just urging it

Phrasal Verbs

to gallop across
1 3.5

To move very fast across the ground like a horse

Compounds

gallop rhythm
  • Specialized
9.6

An extra sound the heart makes that may show a heart problem

How Fast

to gallop
3 2.8
canter
  • Specialized
4 6.5
trot
15 1.6
to walk
∞ 1.0
to amble
15 4.8

Surface Forms

gallop infinitive
galloped past
galloped past participle
galloping present participle
gallops third person singular

Etymology

Gallop comes from an old sound-word galop that copies the quick noise of a horse's hoofbeats, like a faster 'clip-clop'. So to gallop a horse is to make it run 'fast'.