Thesaurus: lope

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1. imp. of Leap.
2. v. i. To leap; to dance.
3. v. i. To move with a lope, as a horse.
4. n. A leap; a long step.
5. n. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
6. n. a slow pace of running
7. n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
8. v. run easily
9. of Leap. [Obs.] And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser. 1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the ropes." Middleton. 2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.] 1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [U.S.] The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a crade. T. B. Thorpe.
10. of Leap. [Obs.]And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.