26984 words

lope

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
(of a person or animal) to run taking long, relaxed steps:

Examples:

The lion loped across the grass.
2
a way of walking or moving using long, relaxed steps:

Examples:

The trot quickly became a lope, which just as quickly became a gallop.
She crossed the field with the easy lope of a woman half her age.
3
(of a person or animal) to run with long, relaxed steps

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