lope
2
6.7
- noun
- /loʊp/
:
trote
- You may think you're asking for a lope, but your body may be saying something else altogether.
Examples
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With a relaxed lope, she enjoyed the gentle rhythm of her run through the quiet streets.
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Two others came behind at a slow lope, weapons ready; the fifth remained to the rear.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tom climbs up on him, riding him around the arena in an easy lope.
Fiction book (1998) -
The slow ride turns into a trot, then a lope, then a canter, round and round the ring.
Fiction book (1998) -
He settled into a steady lope as he jogged through the park in the early morning.
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The dog moved forward with a happy lope, keeping pace beside its owner during their morning exercise.
Synonyms
26
1.0
A slow steady run for exercise
15
1.6
A pace faster than a walk but slower than a run, like a horse's movement
4
6.5
A smooth steady three-beat way a horse moves that is faster than a trot but slower than a gallop
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lope comes from an old word meaning 'to leap' or 'to run', like the familiar word leap, and it gives the picture of an animal or person taking long, easy strides; so a lope is a relaxed, slow run.