verb
lope
lohp
verb
1
To move with a relaxed, easy stride, usually at a steady pace.
"The wolf loped across the open field."
"He loped down the hallway, in no hurry at all."
noun
1
An easy, long-strided way of moving.
"The horse settled into a gentle lope."
How to Use Lope
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo run or move with long, relaxed strides.
Common pairings
lope along
an easy lope
Word Forms
loped past tense, lopes plural, lopes singular
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Etymology
From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa ("to leap, run") — the same root that gives us "leap," making lope and leap word doublets.