noun

gallop

GA-luhp

noun

A horse's fastest gait, where all four hooves leave the ground at once.

"The horse broke into a gallop across the open field."

"They watched the racehorses thunder past at a full gallop."

verb

To move at a gallop, or more generally, to move very quickly.

"The children galloped down the hallway pretending to be horses."

To progress very rapidly.

"Inflation galloped ahead faster than wages could keep up."

How to Use Gallop

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA horse's fastest speed, or moving/progressing very fast in general.

Common pairings

at a full gallop galloping inflation gallop across

galloped past tense, gallops plural, Gallops plural, gallops singular

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From Old French galoper, from a Frankish phrase meaning "to run well."

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