- gallop⇄gallop, noun, verb.
- gallop⇄noun 1. the fastest gait of a horse or other four-footed animal. In a gallop, all four feet are off the ground together once in each stride.
2. a ride at a gallop.
Ex. Much more interesting were some of the winding-up gallops for the Champag - gallop⇄v.i. 1. to ride at a gallop.
Ex. The hunters galloped after the hounds. Up the hill galloped the gallant three hundred (Tennyson).
2. to go at a gallop.
Ex. The wild horse galloped off when he saw us.
3. (Figurative.) to go very - gallop⇄v.t. 1. to cause to go at a gallop.
Ex. He galloped his horse down the road.
2. to gallop along or through.
Ex. The golden sun ... Gallops the Zodiac in his glistering coach (Shakespeare).