Topic: HORSES
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | galoper |
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gal‧lop1
1 [intransitive]DSH if a horse gallops, it moves very fast with all its feet leaving the ground together [↪ canter, trot]: A neighbour's horse came galloping down the road, riderless. a galloping horse
A neighbour's horse came galloping down the road, riderless.a galloping horse2 [intransitive and transitive]DSH if you gallop, you ride very fast on a horse or you make it go very fast
3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move very quickly [= run]: Ian came galloping down the stairs.
Ian came galloping down the stairs.