gallop

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Synonyms: wallop, gollop, gallow, dallop, galop, gallon, gallup, gallo, gallo-, callop, yallop

Antonyms: wallop, gollop, gallow, dallop, galop, gallon, gallup, gallo, gallo-, callop, yallop

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Noun

1. The fastest [[gait]] of a [[horse]], a two-beat [[stride]] during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
2. An act or instance of [[go]]ing or [[run]]ning [[rapidly]].
3. {{lb|en|cardiology}} An [[abnormal]] [[rhythm]] of the [[heart]], made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
4. {{lb|en|music}} A [[rhythm]] consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a horse, etc}} To run at a gallop.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[ride]] at a galloping pace.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause to gallop.
4. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To make [[electrical]] or other [[utility]] lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[run]] very fast.
6. {{lb|en|figurative|intransitive}} To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|of an infection, especially pneumonia}} To progress rapidly through the body.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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