lope

[ lohp ]

/ loʊp /

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verb (used without object), loped, lop·ing.

to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.

to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.

verb (used with object), loped, lop·ing.

to cause to lope, as a horse.

noun

the act or the gait of loping.

a long, easy stride.

Origin of lope

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lopen, loupen, laupen “to jump, leap,” from Old Norse hlaupa “to leap, spring, climb”; akin to Dutch lopen “to run”; cognate with Old English hlēapan “to leap”; see leap;cf. loup²

Words nearby lope

loosies, loosing, loot, lop, Lopatnikov, lope, lop-eared, Lope de Vega, loper, loperamide, loperamide hydrochloride

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Example sentences from the Web for lope

Duane and Dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as Dicky terms it.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band|Grover Lewis|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The trail was now almost insolently clear, and he followed it at a lope.
The Secret Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts
He was moving leisurely, keeping his horse at the cattle pony's lope.
Way of the Lawless|Max Brand
A similar spirit is exhibited in the plays of Calderon and of Lope de Vega.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle

Other writers, of the same age with Lope de Vega, obtained a wider celebrity.
Books and Authors|Anonymous
They left their places and went forward at a lope, and Pink rode back to the coulee edge, untying his slicker as he went.
Rowdy of the Cross L|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for lope

lope

/ (ləʊp) /

verb

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

(intr) (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 of lope

loper, noun

Word Origin for lope

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

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单词	lope
释义	lope [ lohp ] / loʊp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lope ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), loped, lop·ing. to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person. to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse. verb (used with object), loped, lop·ing. to cause to lope, as a horse. noun the act or the gait of loping. a long, easy stride. Origin of lope First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lopen, loupen, laupen “to jump, leap,” from Old Norse hlaupa “to leap, spring, climb”; akin to Dutch lopen “to run”; cognate with Old English hlēapan “to leap”; see leap;cf. loup² Words nearby lope loosies, loosing, loot, lop, Lopatnikov, lope, lop-eared, Lope de Vega, loper, loperamide, loperamide hydrochloride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lope Duane and Dicky lope backstage afterwards to “do some sniff,” as Dicky terms it. Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band\|Grover Lewis\|March 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The trail was now almost insolently clear, and he followed it at a lope. The Secret Trails\|Charles G. D. Roberts He was moving leisurely, keeping his horse at the cattle pony's lope. Way of the Lawless\|Max Brand A similar spirit is exhibited in the plays of Calderon and of Lope de Vega. History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3\|Henry Thomas Buckle Other writers, of the same age with Lope de Vega, obtained a wider celebrity. Books and Authors\|Anonymous They left their places and went forward at a lope, and Pink rode back to the coulee edge, untying his slicker as he went. Rowdy of the Cross L\|B.M. Sinclair, AKA B.M. Bower British Dictionary definitions for lope lope / (ləʊp) / verb (intr) (of a person) to move or run with a long swinging stride (intr) (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 of lope loper, noun Word Origin for lope C15: from Old Norse hlaupa to leap; compare Middle Dutch lopen to run Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lope gallop, trot, canter, run, bound
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lope

verb (used without object), loped, lop·ing.

verb (used with object), loped, lop·ing.

noun

Origin of lope

Words nearby lope

Example sentences from the Web for lope

British Dictionary definitions for lope

verb

noun

Derived forms of lope

Word Origin for lope

Words related to lope