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lope

(loʊp)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lopes, present participle loping, past tense, past participle loped

verb

If a person or animal lopes somewhere, they run in an easy and relaxed way, taking long steps.

He was loping across the sand toward Nancy. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Matty saw him go loping off, running low. [VERB preposition/adverb]

[Also VERB]

Synonyms: stride, spring, bound, gallop More Synonyms of lope

loping adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

She turned and walked away with long, loping steps.

lope in British English

(ləʊp)

verb

1. (intransitive)

(of a person) to move or run with a long swinging stride

2. (intransitive)

(of four-legged animals) to run with a regular bounding movement

to cause (a horse) to canter with a long easy stride or (of a horse) to canter in this manner

noun

a long steady gait or stride

Derived forms

loper (ˈloper)

noun

Word origin

C15: from Old Norse hlaupa to leap; compare Middle Dutch lopen to run

lope in American English

(loʊp)

verb intransitiveWord forms: loped or ˈloping

to move along easily, with a long, swinging stride or in an easy canter

verb transitive

to cause to lope

noun

a long, easy, swinging stride

Derived forms

loper (ˈloper)

noun

Word origin

ME lopen < ON hlaupa, to leap, run (or MDu lopen): see leap

Examples of 'lope' in a sentence
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He backed out of the hedge and set off at a steady lope up the lawn.And once you get into a steady lope, you get this rhythm and feeling of euphoria and the running is easy.He was a lanky old man in overalls and he came across the lawn with a vigorous lope, grizzle-headed, a growth of stubbly beard on his chin.Then he alternated between a trot and a lope, eating up the miles without wearing down the horses.

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(verb) in the sense of stride

Definition

to move or run with a long easy stride

He was loping across the sand towards me.

Synonyms

stride

spring

The lion roared once and sprang.

bound

He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door.

gallop

canter

The competitors cantered into the arena.

lollop

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bound

Definition

to bounce

He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door.

Synonyms

leap,

bob,

spring,

jump,

bounce,

skip,

vault,

pounce

in the sense of canter

Definition

(of a horse) to move at a canter

The competitors cantered into the arena.

Synonyms

jog,

lope

in the sense of spring

Definition

to return or be returned into natural shape from a forced position by elasticity

The lion roared once and sprang.

Synonyms

jump,

bound,

leap,

bounce,

hop,

rebound,

vault,

recoil

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loquacity

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单词	lope
释义	Trends of lope View usage for: lope (loʊp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lopes, present participle loping, past tense, past participle loped verb If a person or animal lopes somewhere, they run in an easy and relaxed way, taking long steps. He was loping across the sand toward Nancy. [VERB preposition/adverb] Matty saw him go loping off, running low. [VERB preposition/adverb] [Also VERB] Synonyms: stride, spring, bound, gallop More Synonyms of lope loping adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] She turned and walked away with long, loping steps. lope in British English (ləʊp) verb 1. (intransitive) (of a person) to move or run with a long swinging stride 2. (intransitive) (of four-legged animals) to run with a regular bounding movement 3. to cause (a horse) to canter with a long easy stride or (of a horse) to canter in this manner noun 4. a long steady gait or stride Derived forms loper (ˈloper) noun Word origin C15: from Old Norse hlaupa to leap; compare Middle Dutch lopen to run lope in American English (loʊp) verb intransitiveWord forms: loped or ˈloping 1. to move along easily, with a long, swinging stride or in an easy canter verb transitive 2. to cause to lope noun 3. a long, easy, swinging stride Derived forms loper (ˈloper) noun Word origin ME lopen < ON hlaupa, to leap, run (or MDu lopen): see leap Examples of 'lope' in a sentence lope He backed out of the hedge and set off at a steady lope up the lawn. Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002) And once you get into a steady lope, you get this rhythm and feeling of euphoria and the running is easy. Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002) He was a lanky old man in overalls and he came across the lawn with a vigorous lope, grizzle-headed, a growth of stubbly beard on his chin. Duncan, Robert L THE SERPENT'S MARK (2002) Then he alternated between a trot and a lope, eating up the miles without wearing down the horses. Elizabeth Lowell BEAUTIFUL DREAMER (2002) Word lists with lope Horse gaits Definition of 'lope' (verb) in the sense of stride Definition to move or run with a long easy stride He was loping across the sand towards me. Synonyms stride spring The lion roared once and sprang. bound He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door. gallop canter The competitors cantered into the arena. lollop Additional synonyms in the sense of bound Definition to bounce He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door. Synonyms leap, bob, spring, jump, bounce, skip, vault, pounce in the sense of canter Definition (of a horse) to move at a canter The competitors cantered into the arena. Synonyms jog, lope in the sense of spring Definition to return or be returned into natural shape from a forced position by elasticity The lion roared once and sprang. Synonyms jump, bound, leap, bounce, hop, rebound, vault, recoil Nearby words of lope loosen up loot lop lope lopsided loquacious loquacity Synonyms of 'lope' lope Explore 'lope' in the dictionary
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