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  1. 1. v. i. To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To ride a horse at a gallop. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To cause to gallop. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. ride at a galloping pace Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. go at galloping speed Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. cause to move at full gallop Source: wordnet
  10. 10. 1. To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed. But gallop lively down the western hill. Donne. 2. To ride a horse at a gallop. 3. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it. Locke. To cause to gallop. A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds. Hand gallop, a slow or gentle gallop. Source: webster
  11. 11. n:29/v:71 n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously v. ride at a galloping pace v. go at galloping speed v. cause to move at full gallop Source: ecdict

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