Definition of gallop in English:

gallop

nounPlural gallops ˈɡaləpˈɡæləp

1The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
the horse broke into a furious gallop
mass noun a mounted police charge at full gallop
Example sentencesExamples
- She manages to turn the horse in the direction of the house, then spurs it into a full gallop.
- She kicked her horse into a full gallop and broke away from them, who, after only a moment's hesitation, turned and fled in the opposite direction.
- Alexander wondered how it was even possible to strike a target from the back of a horse at full gallop while wielding the crossbow with one hand.
- At the foot of a slope our horses were urged into a full gallop, jumping over rocks until we got to the cattle.
- He booted Sal in the ribs and the horse leaped into a full gallop.
- One need only watch a rodeo or horse race to see how quickly a horse can go from standing still to a full gallop.
- The large horse was full of energy as he charged down the dirt road at a full gallop.
- She urged the horse into a full gallop, wanting to get there as quickly as possible.
- Knights ride their horses at full gallop and are almost all successful at driving a spear through a 3-inch ring.
- He kept making him go faster until we were at a full gallop.
- He rode his horse at a full gallop across the countryside, taking in the fresh, cold air.
- Regular practice makes them so skilful that they can control their horses at a full gallop, even on a steep slope.
- Looking over my shoulder I could see him coming at a full gallop.
- His approach was as a cavalry charge - from walk to canter to full gallop, yelling out arrest commands in English.
- The mare at once sprang into the devouring gallop of a horse giving it her all.
- His gun bellowed in his hand and the horses jumped to a gallop.
- The instant the reins were passed, the horse bolted to a full gallop flying down the dirt road.
- He will, however, appreciate tomorrow's return to a distance just short of eight furlongs and will surely get a furious gallop, which seems to suit him.
- With new resolve, Katherine started the horse to the right, and was about to urge it into a full gallop when something caught her eye.
- Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon.
1. 1.1 A ride on a horse at a gallop.
  Wilfred went for a gallop on the sands
  Example sentencesExamples
  But when I was invited to go for a gallop in the forest my nerves gave out again.
  The third afternoon, when he had watched for her in a fury of disappointment, he ordered his horse and went for a gallop down the sunken road to the mill.
2. 1.2 A very fast pace of running by a person.
  she ran after them at a gallop
  figurative West Ham began at the gallop
  Example sentencesExamples
  The men now began a hurried gallop down the streets, on the way to the judicial building.
  Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon.
  They frustrated the home support with incisive counter-attacking football, allowing a new on-loan recruit a couple of gallops at central defensive pairing Mark and Stephen.
  His run turned into a frenzied gallop, his face thrust out to the fans.
  He stood the pace better and eight minutes after the break Will snapped up a loose ball and outpaced the defence with a length of the field gallop.
  He took victory in the Chesterfield Spire Midsummer Road Race from an eight-man gallop on the hilly Baslow course in the Peak District.
3. 1.3British A track or ground where horses are exercised at a gallop.
  Dancer fractured a foreleg on the gallops
  Example sentencesExamples
  And the Forestry Commission has opened a free, all-weather sand gallop at Horrocks Fold on Scout Road which is proving popular with many riders.
  It wasn't so long ago that I was riding out alongside the youngster on the gallops at Ayr racecourse, his father having sent the boy to her yard in his school holidays to learn the rudiments of riding racehorses.
  Derby winner North Light will run at Longchamp after pleasing connections in a gallops workout on Sunday.
  He is not the quickest horse at home but those who catch pigeons on the gallops don't catch anything on the racecourse.
  I'll still be working in the office and riding the horses on the gallops.
  His winner, who was expected to go novice chasing, suffered two hairline fractures of the cannon bone on the gallops and it appeared as if he would miss the entire season.
  I rode him in a racecourse gallop at Bangor last week and I am very hopeful.
  They are trained around a section of the gallops which is modelled on Tattenham Corner, so none of them should be surprised when they meet the real thing.
  Early arrives saw the horses working on the gallops next to the racecourses at 9am.
  O'Brien, who won the Juvenile last year with undefeated champion Johannesburg, said he was pleased with the gallops and was optimistic the three colts would run well on the dirt.
  Speaking from the gallops at Manor Farm yesterday, he was happy to report that all the preparations are going well.
  He built a sand gallop on the 20 acres, and a field on the far side of the local GAA pitch was turned into a grass gallop.
  He missed out on his bid for a historic fourth title after bursting a blood vessel on the gallops eight days before the big race.
  There have been several other fatalities away from the track on training gallops.
  He would have been the prefect buyer for his country cottage, with a 5½-acre facility, 42 boxes, an automatic horse walker and all-weather gallops.
  Thursday has been a long and typical day, supervising the horses on the gallops during the morning, followed by two winners at Thurles while the boss spent the afternoon working with the other 150 horses in the yard.
  A high-class three-year-old two seasons ago, he was slightly below-par last term, but his form on the gallops this spring, and since being gelded, has been nothing short of impressive.
  All-weather gallops have ensured horse training can take place all-year round and he wants ‘to make the place neater and tidier and better’.
  This horse has been beaten at home on the gallops, and holds less entries than the others, but I will go home and think about the Derby.
  The new owners will be able to visit trainers' yards and to watch the horses work on the gallops.

verbgalloping, gallops, galloped ˈɡaləpˈɡæləp

1no object, with adverbial of direction (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.
we galloped along the sand
Example sentencesExamples
- I did have a great experience earlier on the Isle of Skye, stopped to feed a horse on the way back to where I was staying and ended up running up and down the road with the horse galloping alongside me, keeping pace.
- The train was moving relatively slowly, and the horses were soon galloping on our side.
- Suddenly a brown haired stallion came galloping out of the brush.
- A horse swiftly galloped past the small slim girl gathering fruits along the path.
- The best adrenaline rush I've ever had was when I went on a two-day trek through Belize in Central America and my horse went galloping out of control in the jungle.
- If a horse is galloping at speed, totally out of control and not responding to the rider's commands, the situation can be life threatening.
- Then, with a shake of the reins, the horse galloped ahead and disappeared into the mist.
- Before I knew it, my horse was galloping in the sand.
- He could hear the horse galloping off before even the bang of the door slam faded out.
- The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider.
- From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy.
- A herd of wild horses galloped across the pampas, tossing their heads in a display of wild exuberance, against a backdrop of snow covered mountains.
- Cole looks at her as his horse gallops past, but does not stop.
- The horses galloped at an astonishing pace, racing for the edge of the forest, through the Hollow Mists of Leba, desperate to escape.
- He saw a great expanse of lush green meadow, where wild ponies galloped free and careless in its serenity.
- The horse gallops at a consistent pace and John increases the speed as he sees Isabelle hovering by the stable door.
- The clopping of hooves could be heard faintly over the wind as a band of riders on black stallions came galloping along side of us.
- Her horse galloped up to the shore of the pool and along the grove of trees.
- With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner.
- He had a great liking for horses and he could often be observed on a summer's evening, watching his beautiful mares and foals gallop along the Banks.
Synonyms
race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind
lope, prance, frisk
informal zoom, pelt, scoot, hotfoot it, leg it, belt, zip, whip, go like a bat out of hell
British informal bomb
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Make (a horse) gallop.
  Fred galloped the horse off to the start
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had to gallop a white Spanish horse across the battlefield toward New Zealand's white snow-capped mountains.
  During Cowboy Mounted Shooting, cowboys and cowgirls galloping horses shoot balloons with blanks.
  ‘Then don't misuse it,’ she said, and turned and galloped the horse back towards the army.
  The girl - who didn't wear a pair of shoes until she was eight - would rise at dawn and gallop her horse over the misty hills at the very start of the day.
  I do a lot of jogging with him for three or four days after he breezes and then start galloping him because he does work so fast.
  The win was the first of the year for the trainer, who owns and trains the three horses in his stable and, at 71, also gallops them.
  To gallop the horse now would be stupid because they were both cold and tired and stiff from their injuries.
  He walks and feeds him, and even gallops him.
  Alas, the wish list also contains somewhat less thrilling aspirations such as - I kid you not - riding a roller-coaster, galloping a horse across a beach and wondering at a waterfall.
  O'Brien was galloping his horses up a really steep hill at his brother's farm when the master trainers in England had theirs out for a stroll.
  The game continued at an enthusiastic pace with the men throwing themselves wholeheartedly into competition with as much spirit as they showed for galloping their horses.
  He galloped horses Tuesday at Calder Race Course and on Wednesday was at Belmont Park to breeze horses for trainers.
  He'd never known him to gallop his horse, then leave it standing without cooling him down gently first.
  Saumell, who is in his 70s, rode his last winner in 1978 and still galloped horses until three years ago.
  He galloped his horse to the north, followed by his henchmen and Wong's group.
  One of my friends, Henry, who gallops horses at Laurel took me to the backside.
  It caught on fire and we galloped our horses to the woods, and then heard a huge explosion, followed by the sight of orange flames.
  He also spent five years galloping horses for Racing Hall of Fame trainers.
  He has been a trainer for 53 years and occasionally still gallops the horses in his care.
  A minute later, two braves rode off, galloping their horses to the west.
2. 1.2 (of a person) run fast.
  Leota galloped in from the halfway line
  Example sentencesExamples
  He came galloping down the hill right away, and the three of them had their first practice right there in the woodland glen, and I was lucky enough to be the first mortal man to witness their music.
  Then a dangerous passing movement was stopped by a smart interception by Storey, who galloped in under the posts.
  Ten minutes later he came galloping down the stairs to the foyer where they were already waiting.
  At lunch and tea we took over the outfield, using the long-empty lemonade bottle as our bat, piled carrier bags as the stumps and chased the rubber ball over the turf on which our heroes had galloped.
  In short order another 30-yard drive, this time by Fitzgerald, was not too far away, and the game was very much alive as Murphy galloped through only to shoot wide.
  Fearing he had lost too much time, the lad galloped as fast as he could to the palace.
  He was patiently waiting for her at the top of the hill, so she quickly galloped up the slope to catch up with him.
  He was breathing heavily from galloping at a rapid speed.
  The advice conjures up all sorts of funny images of welly-clad officials galloping away from stick-wielding farmers at marts around the country.
  As the Westmeath forward forced his way through for a last goal chance, he galloped up to his shoulder.
  Hawkins, gaining in confidence as the game progressed, galloped down the left and looped in a pinpoint cross for him to attack from point blank range.
  The officer went galloping out of the room, and immediately returned with a Bible and put it on my lap with great respect.
  She frowned and squinted when she spied a figure galloping across the lush, green hills.
  As soon as I undid the latch, he was galloping past me.
  They then created day light when he appeared on the wing to gallop 30 yards to the corner.
  He galloped towards the goal, shook off the challenge of John and shot high and right past him.
  Almost a quarter-of-an-hour in, and it was his cross which he headed just wide, the Liverpool man galloping in from his berth of the left of midfield to meet the ball.
  No sooner had we pulled up outside a low wall and started walking a dirt road to the gate than Ben literally galloped out of the house and threw his arms around Papa.
  Instantly the four girls galloped to the broken fence.
  Soon thereafter a man gallops wildly into the station.
  Synonyms
  race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind
2no object, with adverbial of direction Proceed at great speed.
don't gallop through your speech
Example sentencesExamples
- I am galloping through a couple of books a week at the moment.
- Several years ago, while teaching one of those history surveys that gallops across great events as if they were pebbles at Belmont, I asked my students to name a revolutionary.
- Three utterly madcap men in tights and sneakers take the theatre by storm as they gallop through the tragedies, histories and comedies at a speed that will leave you gasping.
- The approach pays dividends in lending the film a sprightly air and making it accessible to all as it gallops through events.
- Few people are likely to read his census, but anyone who appreciates the printed word will gallop through his new account of how it came to be.
1. 2.1 (of a process or event) progress in a rapid and seemingly uncontrollable manner.
  his life gallops headlong towards disaster
  Example sentencesExamples
  The pace gallops along, the plot is difficult to predict, if not well nigh impossible, and the narrative draws you inside the covers so that every intrusion which makes you put the book down is resented.
  The rate of inflation in Bangladesh has galloped forward from under 2 in 2001 to above 6 in the recent year.
  For a society that still relies very clearly on the privatised, domestic role played by the family, the extent to which women's relative equality to men has galloped ahead raises some wider questions.
  Perhaps inevitably, the sheer quantity of material leaves one gasping for breath at times - he gallops from one work to the next, allowing each only the briefest of examination.
  His performance is superb and the change in his face as he gallops towards psychological collapse is remarkable to watch.
  The honeymoon has truly ended, and the relationship galloping towards divorce.
  The other is a modern magus, galloping towards his fiftieth birthday with a lifetime of grand work behind him, and so much more still to do.
  It has not exactly galloped, raced, or even trotted through the House, having had its first reading in June 2001-nearly 2 years ago.
  A sudden collapse of the pound could lead to equal and opposite problems, such as galloping inflation.
  The mint escaped the beds and started galloping toward the house, with the snow in summer in hot pursuit.
  They also created a ‘revolving door’ syndrome in the sector, with sought-after staff galloping from one company to the next, on the scent of yet another lucrative pay rise.
  To the fate felt in the blood and acknowledged by the intelligence is added concern for his partner as the disease gallops towards consummation.
  He was one of the few economists willing to predict early in 2000 that the Irish inflation rate was threatening to gallop toward 6 per cent or higher.
  In the later scenes, it grows more formulaic, galloping towards a happy ending with unseemly haste, burdening the actors with unconvincing old age make-up and testing the audience with corny platitudes.

Derivatives

galloper

noun ˈɡaləpəˈɡæləpər

A strong galloper, she showed a tendency to jump to her left, but she did her job well and won with a bit to spare.
Example sentencesExamples
- From 400 metres out both gallopers went for it, with the charge down the straight providing a spectacle.
- Both gallopers shared a starting price of 3-1 and raced to within half a neck of each other at the line.
- It is a left-handed, wide track suited to powerful gallopers and is seen as being flat and fair.
- Judging from recent performances there are certain gallopers worthy of consideration.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).

wallop from Middle English:
The original meaning of wallop was ‘to gallop ’, and the Old French sources of gallop (early 16th century) and wallop, galoper and waloper, are related. It seems that there is something gratifying about the way wallop sounds that makes people use it in lively ways. The next sense to develop was ‘to boil violently’, and then ‘to move in a heavy or clumsy way’, and ‘to flop about, dangle, flap’. The modern sense, ‘to hit very hard’, appeared in the early 19th century. See also codswallop

Rhymes

callop, escallop, escalope, galop, Salop, shallop

Definition of gallop in US English:

gallop

nounˈɡaləpˈɡæləp

1The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride.
the horse broke into a furious gallop
riding at full gallop
Example sentencesExamples
- He rode his horse at a full gallop across the countryside, taking in the fresh, cold air.
- He will, however, appreciate tomorrow's return to a distance just short of eight furlongs and will surely get a furious gallop, which seems to suit him.
- His gun bellowed in his hand and the horses jumped to a gallop.
- She kicked her horse into a full gallop and broke away from them, who, after only a moment's hesitation, turned and fled in the opposite direction.
- With new resolve, Katherine started the horse to the right, and was about to urge it into a full gallop when something caught her eye.
- He booted Sal in the ribs and the horse leaped into a full gallop.
- At the foot of a slope our horses were urged into a full gallop, jumping over rocks until we got to the cattle.
- Alexander wondered how it was even possible to strike a target from the back of a horse at full gallop while wielding the crossbow with one hand.
- The instant the reins were passed, the horse bolted to a full gallop flying down the dirt road.
- Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon.
- His approach was as a cavalry charge - from walk to canter to full gallop, yelling out arrest commands in English.
- He kept making him go faster until we were at a full gallop.
- Regular practice makes them so skilful that they can control their horses at a full gallop, even on a steep slope.
- The mare at once sprang into the devouring gallop of a horse giving it her all.
- She urged the horse into a full gallop, wanting to get there as quickly as possible.
- The large horse was full of energy as he charged down the dirt road at a full gallop.
- Looking over my shoulder I could see him coming at a full gallop.
- One need only watch a rodeo or horse race to see how quickly a horse can go from standing still to a full gallop.
- Knights ride their horses at full gallop and are almost all successful at driving a spear through a 3-inch ring.
- She manages to turn the horse in the direction of the house, then spurs it into a full gallop.
1. 1.1 A ride on a horse at a gallop.
  Will went for a gallop on the beach
  Example sentencesExamples
  The third afternoon, when he had watched for her in a fury of disappointment, he ordered his horse and went for a gallop down the sunken road to the mill.
  But when I was invited to go for a gallop in the forest my nerves gave out again.
2. 1.2 A very fast pace of running or moving.
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stood the pace better and eight minutes after the break Will snapped up a loose ball and outpaced the defence with a length of the field gallop.
  Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon.
  His run turned into a frenzied gallop, his face thrust out to the fans.
  They frustrated the home support with incisive counter-attacking football, allowing a new on-loan recruit a couple of gallops at central defensive pairing Mark and Stephen.
  He took victory in the Chesterfield Spire Midsummer Road Race from an eight-man gallop on the hilly Baslow course in the Peak District.
  The men now began a hurried gallop down the streets, on the way to the judicial building.

verbˈɡaləpˈɡæləp

1(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.
we galloped along the sand
Example sentencesExamples
- A horse swiftly galloped past the small slim girl gathering fruits along the path.
- With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner.
- From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy.
- Suddenly a brown haired stallion came galloping out of the brush.
- He had a great liking for horses and he could often be observed on a summer's evening, watching his beautiful mares and foals gallop along the Banks.
- The train was moving relatively slowly, and the horses were soon galloping on our side.
- He saw a great expanse of lush green meadow, where wild ponies galloped free and careless in its serenity.
- Before I knew it, my horse was galloping in the sand.
- The horses galloped at an astonishing pace, racing for the edge of the forest, through the Hollow Mists of Leba, desperate to escape.
- The clopping of hooves could be heard faintly over the wind as a band of riders on black stallions came galloping along side of us.
- The horse gallops at a consistent pace and John increases the speed as he sees Isabelle hovering by the stable door.
- He could hear the horse galloping off before even the bang of the door slam faded out.
- The best adrenaline rush I've ever had was when I went on a two-day trek through Belize in Central America and my horse went galloping out of control in the jungle.
- If a horse is galloping at speed, totally out of control and not responding to the rider's commands, the situation can be life threatening.
- Then, with a shake of the reins, the horse galloped ahead and disappeared into the mist.
- The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider.
- A herd of wild horses galloped across the pampas, tossing their heads in a display of wild exuberance, against a backdrop of snow covered mountains.
- I did have a great experience earlier on the Isle of Skye, stopped to feed a horse on the way back to where I was staying and ended up running up and down the road with the horse galloping alongside me, keeping pace.
- Her horse galloped up to the shore of the pool and along the grove of trees.
- Cole looks at her as his horse gallops past, but does not stop.
Synonyms
race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Make (a horse) gallop.
  Fred galloped the horse off to the start
  Example sentencesExamples
  During Cowboy Mounted Shooting, cowboys and cowgirls galloping horses shoot balloons with blanks.
  ‘Then don't misuse it,’ she said, and turned and galloped the horse back towards the army.
  Alas, the wish list also contains somewhat less thrilling aspirations such as - I kid you not - riding a roller-coaster, galloping a horse across a beach and wondering at a waterfall.
  To gallop the horse now would be stupid because they were both cold and tired and stiff from their injuries.
  The win was the first of the year for the trainer, who owns and trains the three horses in his stable and, at 71, also gallops them.
  He walks and feeds him, and even gallops him.
  A minute later, two braves rode off, galloping their horses to the west.
  I do a lot of jogging with him for three or four days after he breezes and then start galloping him because he does work so fast.
  Saumell, who is in his 70s, rode his last winner in 1978 and still galloped horses until three years ago.
  O'Brien was galloping his horses up a really steep hill at his brother's farm when the master trainers in England had theirs out for a stroll.
  He'd never known him to gallop his horse, then leave it standing without cooling him down gently first.
  It caught on fire and we galloped our horses to the woods, and then heard a huge explosion, followed by the sight of orange flames.
  He galloped his horse to the north, followed by his henchmen and Wong's group.
  He has been a trainer for 53 years and occasionally still gallops the horses in his care.
  I had to gallop a white Spanish horse across the battlefield toward New Zealand's white snow-capped mountains.
  One of my friends, Henry, who gallops horses at Laurel took me to the backside.
  The girl - who didn't wear a pair of shoes until she was eight - would rise at dawn and gallop her horse over the misty hills at the very start of the day.
  The game continued at an enthusiastic pace with the men throwing themselves wholeheartedly into competition with as much spirit as they showed for galloping their horses.
  He galloped horses Tuesday at Calder Race Course and on Wednesday was at Belmont Park to breeze horses for trainers.
  He also spent five years galloping horses for Racing Hall of Fame trainers.
2. 1.2 (of a person) run fast and rather boisterously.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Almost a quarter-of-an-hour in, and it was his cross which he headed just wide, the Liverpool man galloping in from his berth of the left of midfield to meet the ball.
  Ten minutes later he came galloping down the stairs to the foyer where they were already waiting.
  He galloped towards the goal, shook off the challenge of John and shot high and right past him.
  Fearing he had lost too much time, the lad galloped as fast as he could to the palace.
  They then created day light when he appeared on the wing to gallop 30 yards to the corner.
  Hawkins, gaining in confidence as the game progressed, galloped down the left and looped in a pinpoint cross for him to attack from point blank range.
  Instantly the four girls galloped to the broken fence.
  He came galloping down the hill right away, and the three of them had their first practice right there in the woodland glen, and I was lucky enough to be the first mortal man to witness their music.
  Soon thereafter a man gallops wildly into the station.
  He was patiently waiting for her at the top of the hill, so she quickly galloped up the slope to catch up with him.
  In short order another 30-yard drive, this time by Fitzgerald, was not too far away, and the game was very much alive as Murphy galloped through only to shoot wide.
  She frowned and squinted when she spied a figure galloping across the lush, green hills.
  The officer went galloping out of the room, and immediately returned with a Bible and put it on my lap with great respect.
  As the Westmeath forward forced his way through for a last goal chance, he galloped up to his shoulder.
  He was breathing heavily from galloping at a rapid speed.
  No sooner had we pulled up outside a low wall and started walking a dirt road to the gate than Ben literally galloped out of the house and threw his arms around Papa.
  Then a dangerous passing movement was stopped by a smart interception by Storey, who galloped in under the posts.
  The advice conjures up all sorts of funny images of welly-clad officials galloping away from stick-wielding farmers at marts around the country.
  As soon as I undid the latch, he was galloping past me.
  At lunch and tea we took over the outfield, using the long-empty lemonade bottle as our bat, piled carrier bags as the stumps and chased the rubber ball over the turf on which our heroes had galloped.
  Synonyms
  race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind
2(of a process or time) progress rapidly in a seemingly uncontrollable manner.
panic about the deadline galloping toward them
Example sentencesExamples
- The honeymoon has truly ended, and the relationship galloping towards divorce.
- His performance is superb and the change in his face as he gallops towards psychological collapse is remarkable to watch.
- The mint escaped the beds and started galloping toward the house, with the snow in summer in hot pursuit.
- A sudden collapse of the pound could lead to equal and opposite problems, such as galloping inflation.
- He was one of the few economists willing to predict early in 2000 that the Irish inflation rate was threatening to gallop toward 6 per cent or higher.
- In the later scenes, it grows more formulaic, galloping towards a happy ending with unseemly haste, burdening the actors with unconvincing old age make-up and testing the audience with corny platitudes.
- The rate of inflation in Bangladesh has galloped forward from under 2 in 2001 to above 6 in the recent year.
- To the fate felt in the blood and acknowledged by the intelligence is added concern for his partner as the disease gallops towards consummation.
- It has not exactly galloped, raced, or even trotted through the House, having had its first reading in June 2001-nearly 2 years ago.
- For a society that still relies very clearly on the privatised, domestic role played by the family, the extent to which women's relative equality to men has galloped ahead raises some wider questions.
- The other is a modern magus, galloping towards his fiftieth birthday with a lifetime of grand work behind him, and so much more still to do.
- The pace gallops along, the plot is difficult to predict, if not well nigh impossible, and the narrative draws you inside the covers so that every intrusion which makes you put the book down is resented.
- They also created a ‘revolving door’ syndrome in the sector, with sought-after staff galloping from one company to the next, on the scent of yet another lucrative pay rise.
- Perhaps inevitably, the sheer quantity of material leaves one gasping for breath at times - he gallops from one work to the next, allowing each only the briefest of examination.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).

单词	gallop
释义	Definition of gallop in English: gallop nounPlural gallops ˈɡaləpˈɡæləp 1The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. the horse broke into a furious gallop mass noun a mounted police charge at full gallop Example sentencesExamples She manages to turn the horse in the direction of the house, then spurs it into a full gallop. She kicked her horse into a full gallop and broke away from them, who, after only a moment's hesitation, turned and fled in the opposite direction. Alexander wondered how it was even possible to strike a target from the back of a horse at full gallop while wielding the crossbow with one hand. At the foot of a slope our horses were urged into a full gallop, jumping over rocks until we got to the cattle. He booted Sal in the ribs and the horse leaped into a full gallop. One need only watch a rodeo or horse race to see how quickly a horse can go from standing still to a full gallop. The large horse was full of energy as he charged down the dirt road at a full gallop. She urged the horse into a full gallop, wanting to get there as quickly as possible. Knights ride their horses at full gallop and are almost all successful at driving a spear through a 3-inch ring. He kept making him go faster until we were at a full gallop. He rode his horse at a full gallop across the countryside, taking in the fresh, cold air. Regular practice makes them so skilful that they can control their horses at a full gallop, even on a steep slope. Looking over my shoulder I could see him coming at a full gallop. His approach was as a cavalry charge - from walk to canter to full gallop, yelling out arrest commands in English. The mare at once sprang into the devouring gallop of a horse giving it her all. His gun bellowed in his hand and the horses jumped to a gallop. The instant the reins were passed, the horse bolted to a full gallop flying down the dirt road. He will, however, appreciate tomorrow's return to a distance just short of eight furlongs and will surely get a furious gallop, which seems to suit him. With new resolve, Katherine started the horse to the right, and was about to urge it into a full gallop when something caught her eye. Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon. 1.1 A ride on a horse at a gallop. Wilfred went for a gallop on the sands Example sentencesExamples But when I was invited to go for a gallop in the forest my nerves gave out again. The third afternoon, when he had watched for her in a fury of disappointment, he ordered his horse and went for a gallop down the sunken road to the mill. 1.2 A very fast pace of running by a person. she ran after them at a gallop figurative West Ham began at the gallop Example sentencesExamples The men now began a hurried gallop down the streets, on the way to the judicial building. Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon. They frustrated the home support with incisive counter-attacking football, allowing a new on-loan recruit a couple of gallops at central defensive pairing Mark and Stephen. His run turned into a frenzied gallop, his face thrust out to the fans. He stood the pace better and eight minutes after the break Will snapped up a loose ball and outpaced the defence with a length of the field gallop. He took victory in the Chesterfield Spire Midsummer Road Race from an eight-man gallop on the hilly Baslow course in the Peak District. 1.3British A track or ground where horses are exercised at a gallop. Dancer fractured a foreleg on the gallops Example sentencesExamples And the Forestry Commission has opened a free, all-weather sand gallop at Horrocks Fold on Scout Road which is proving popular with many riders. It wasn't so long ago that I was riding out alongside the youngster on the gallops at Ayr racecourse, his father having sent the boy to her yard in his school holidays to learn the rudiments of riding racehorses. Derby winner North Light will run at Longchamp after pleasing connections in a gallops workout on Sunday. He is not the quickest horse at home but those who catch pigeons on the gallops don't catch anything on the racecourse. I'll still be working in the office and riding the horses on the gallops. His winner, who was expected to go novice chasing, suffered two hairline fractures of the cannon bone on the gallops and it appeared as if he would miss the entire season. I rode him in a racecourse gallop at Bangor last week and I am very hopeful. They are trained around a section of the gallops which is modelled on Tattenham Corner, so none of them should be surprised when they meet the real thing. Early arrives saw the horses working on the gallops next to the racecourses at 9am. O'Brien, who won the Juvenile last year with undefeated champion Johannesburg, said he was pleased with the gallops and was optimistic the three colts would run well on the dirt. Speaking from the gallops at Manor Farm yesterday, he was happy to report that all the preparations are going well. He built a sand gallop on the 20 acres, and a field on the far side of the local GAA pitch was turned into a grass gallop. He missed out on his bid for a historic fourth title after bursting a blood vessel on the gallops eight days before the big race. There have been several other fatalities away from the track on training gallops. He would have been the prefect buyer for his country cottage, with a 5½-acre facility, 42 boxes, an automatic horse walker and all-weather gallops. Thursday has been a long and typical day, supervising the horses on the gallops during the morning, followed by two winners at Thurles while the boss spent the afternoon working with the other 150 horses in the yard. A high-class three-year-old two seasons ago, he was slightly below-par last term, but his form on the gallops this spring, and since being gelded, has been nothing short of impressive. All-weather gallops have ensured horse training can take place all-year round and he wants ‘to make the place neater and tidier and better’. This horse has been beaten at home on the gallops, and holds less entries than the others, but I will go home and think about the Derby. The new owners will be able to visit trainers' yards and to watch the horses work on the gallops. verbgalloping, gallops, galloped ˈɡaləpˈɡæləp 1no object, with adverbial of direction (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop. we galloped along the sand Example sentencesExamples I did have a great experience earlier on the Isle of Skye, stopped to feed a horse on the way back to where I was staying and ended up running up and down the road with the horse galloping alongside me, keeping pace. The train was moving relatively slowly, and the horses were soon galloping on our side. Suddenly a brown haired stallion came galloping out of the brush. A horse swiftly galloped past the small slim girl gathering fruits along the path. The best adrenaline rush I've ever had was when I went on a two-day trek through Belize in Central America and my horse went galloping out of control in the jungle. If a horse is galloping at speed, totally out of control and not responding to the rider's commands, the situation can be life threatening. Then, with a shake of the reins, the horse galloped ahead and disappeared into the mist. Before I knew it, my horse was galloping in the sand. He could hear the horse galloping off before even the bang of the door slam faded out. The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider. From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy. A herd of wild horses galloped across the pampas, tossing their heads in a display of wild exuberance, against a backdrop of snow covered mountains. Cole looks at her as his horse gallops past, but does not stop. The horses galloped at an astonishing pace, racing for the edge of the forest, through the Hollow Mists of Leba, desperate to escape. He saw a great expanse of lush green meadow, where wild ponies galloped free and careless in its serenity. The horse gallops at a consistent pace and John increases the speed as he sees Isabelle hovering by the stable door. The clopping of hooves could be heard faintly over the wind as a band of riders on black stallions came galloping along side of us. Her horse galloped up to the shore of the pool and along the grove of trees. With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner. He had a great liking for horses and he could often be observed on a summer's evening, watching his beautiful mares and foals gallop along the Banks. Synonyms race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind lope, prance, frisk informal zoom, pelt, scoot, hotfoot it, leg it, belt, zip, whip, go like a bat out of hell British informal bomb 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Make (a horse) gallop. Fred galloped the horse off to the start Example sentencesExamples I had to gallop a white Spanish horse across the battlefield toward New Zealand's white snow-capped mountains. During Cowboy Mounted Shooting, cowboys and cowgirls galloping horses shoot balloons with blanks. ‘Then don't misuse it,’ she said, and turned and galloped the horse back towards the army. The girl - who didn't wear a pair of shoes until she was eight - would rise at dawn and gallop her horse over the misty hills at the very start of the day. I do a lot of jogging with him for three or four days after he breezes and then start galloping him because he does work so fast. The win was the first of the year for the trainer, who owns and trains the three horses in his stable and, at 71, also gallops them. To gallop the horse now would be stupid because they were both cold and tired and stiff from their injuries. He walks and feeds him, and even gallops him. Alas, the wish list also contains somewhat less thrilling aspirations such as - I kid you not - riding a roller-coaster, galloping a horse across a beach and wondering at a waterfall. O'Brien was galloping his horses up a really steep hill at his brother's farm when the master trainers in England had theirs out for a stroll. The game continued at an enthusiastic pace with the men throwing themselves wholeheartedly into competition with as much spirit as they showed for galloping their horses. He galloped horses Tuesday at Calder Race Course and on Wednesday was at Belmont Park to breeze horses for trainers. He'd never known him to gallop his horse, then leave it standing without cooling him down gently first. Saumell, who is in his 70s, rode his last winner in 1978 and still galloped horses until three years ago. He galloped his horse to the north, followed by his henchmen and Wong's group. One of my friends, Henry, who gallops horses at Laurel took me to the backside. It caught on fire and we galloped our horses to the woods, and then heard a huge explosion, followed by the sight of orange flames. He also spent five years galloping horses for Racing Hall of Fame trainers. He has been a trainer for 53 years and occasionally still gallops the horses in his care. A minute later, two braves rode off, galloping their horses to the west. 1.2 (of a person) run fast. Leota galloped in from the halfway line Example sentencesExamples He came galloping down the hill right away, and the three of them had their first practice right there in the woodland glen, and I was lucky enough to be the first mortal man to witness their music. Then a dangerous passing movement was stopped by a smart interception by Storey, who galloped in under the posts. Ten minutes later he came galloping down the stairs to the foyer where they were already waiting. At lunch and tea we took over the outfield, using the long-empty lemonade bottle as our bat, piled carrier bags as the stumps and chased the rubber ball over the turf on which our heroes had galloped. In short order another 30-yard drive, this time by Fitzgerald, was not too far away, and the game was very much alive as Murphy galloped through only to shoot wide. Fearing he had lost too much time, the lad galloped as fast as he could to the palace. He was patiently waiting for her at the top of the hill, so she quickly galloped up the slope to catch up with him. He was breathing heavily from galloping at a rapid speed. The advice conjures up all sorts of funny images of welly-clad officials galloping away from stick-wielding farmers at marts around the country. As the Westmeath forward forced his way through for a last goal chance, he galloped up to his shoulder. Hawkins, gaining in confidence as the game progressed, galloped down the left and looped in a pinpoint cross for him to attack from point blank range. The officer went galloping out of the room, and immediately returned with a Bible and put it on my lap with great respect. She frowned and squinted when she spied a figure galloping across the lush, green hills. As soon as I undid the latch, he was galloping past me. They then created day light when he appeared on the wing to gallop 30 yards to the corner. He galloped towards the goal, shook off the challenge of John and shot high and right past him. Almost a quarter-of-an-hour in, and it was his cross which he headed just wide, the Liverpool man galloping in from his berth of the left of midfield to meet the ball. No sooner had we pulled up outside a low wall and started walking a dirt road to the gate than Ben literally galloped out of the house and threw his arms around Papa. Instantly the four girls galloped to the broken fence. Soon thereafter a man gallops wildly into the station. Synonyms race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind 2no object, with adverbial of direction Proceed at great speed. don't gallop through your speech Example sentencesExamples I am galloping through a couple of books a week at the moment. Several years ago, while teaching one of those history surveys that gallops across great events as if they were pebbles at Belmont, I asked my students to name a revolutionary. Three utterly madcap men in tights and sneakers take the theatre by storm as they gallop through the tragedies, histories and comedies at a speed that will leave you gasping. The approach pays dividends in lending the film a sprightly air and making it accessible to all as it gallops through events. Few people are likely to read his census, but anyone who appreciates the printed word will gallop through his new account of how it came to be. 2.1 (of a process or event) progress in a rapid and seemingly uncontrollable manner. his life gallops headlong towards disaster Example sentencesExamples The pace gallops along, the plot is difficult to predict, if not well nigh impossible, and the narrative draws you inside the covers so that every intrusion which makes you put the book down is resented. The rate of inflation in Bangladesh has galloped forward from under 2 in 2001 to above 6 in the recent year. For a society that still relies very clearly on the privatised, domestic role played by the family, the extent to which women's relative equality to men has galloped ahead raises some wider questions. Perhaps inevitably, the sheer quantity of material leaves one gasping for breath at times - he gallops from one work to the next, allowing each only the briefest of examination. His performance is superb and the change in his face as he gallops towards psychological collapse is remarkable to watch. The honeymoon has truly ended, and the relationship galloping towards divorce. The other is a modern magus, galloping towards his fiftieth birthday with a lifetime of grand work behind him, and so much more still to do. It has not exactly galloped, raced, or even trotted through the House, having had its first reading in June 2001-nearly 2 years ago. A sudden collapse of the pound could lead to equal and opposite problems, such as galloping inflation. The mint escaped the beds and started galloping toward the house, with the snow in summer in hot pursuit. They also created a ‘revolving door’ syndrome in the sector, with sought-after staff galloping from one company to the next, on the scent of yet another lucrative pay rise. To the fate felt in the blood and acknowledged by the intelligence is added concern for his partner as the disease gallops towards consummation. He was one of the few economists willing to predict early in 2000 that the Irish inflation rate was threatening to gallop toward 6 per cent or higher. In the later scenes, it grows more formulaic, galloping towards a happy ending with unseemly haste, burdening the actors with unconvincing old age make-up and testing the audience with corny platitudes. Derivatives galloper noun ˈɡaləpəˈɡæləpər A strong galloper, she showed a tendency to jump to her left, but she did her job well and won with a bit to spare. Example sentencesExamples From 400 metres out both gallopers went for it, with the charge down the straight providing a spectacle. Both gallopers shared a starting price of 3-1 and raced to within half a neck of each other at the line. It is a left-handed, wide track suited to powerful gallopers and is seen as being flat and fair. Judging from recent performances there are certain gallopers worthy of consideration. Origin Early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop). wallop from Middle English: The original meaning of wallop was ‘to gallop ’, and the Old French sources of gallop (early 16th century) and wallop, galoper and waloper, are related. It seems that there is something gratifying about the way wallop sounds that makes people use it in lively ways. The next sense to develop was ‘to boil violently’, and then ‘to move in a heavy or clumsy way’, and ‘to flop about, dangle, flap’. The modern sense, ‘to hit very hard’, appeared in the early 19th century. See also codswallop Rhymes callop, escallop, escalope, galop, Salop, shallop Definition of gallop in US English: gallop nounˈɡaləpˈɡæləp 1The fastest pace of a horse or other quadruped, with all the feet off the ground together in each stride. the horse broke into a furious gallop riding at full gallop Example sentencesExamples He rode his horse at a full gallop across the countryside, taking in the fresh, cold air. He will, however, appreciate tomorrow's return to a distance just short of eight furlongs and will surely get a furious gallop, which seems to suit him. His gun bellowed in his hand and the horses jumped to a gallop. She kicked her horse into a full gallop and broke away from them, who, after only a moment's hesitation, turned and fled in the opposite direction. With new resolve, Katherine started the horse to the right, and was about to urge it into a full gallop when something caught her eye. He booted Sal in the ribs and the horse leaped into a full gallop. At the foot of a slope our horses were urged into a full gallop, jumping over rocks until we got to the cattle. Alexander wondered how it was even possible to strike a target from the back of a horse at full gallop while wielding the crossbow with one hand. The instant the reins were passed, the horse bolted to a full gallop flying down the dirt road. Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon. His approach was as a cavalry charge - from walk to canter to full gallop, yelling out arrest commands in English. He kept making him go faster until we were at a full gallop. Regular practice makes them so skilful that they can control their horses at a full gallop, even on a steep slope. The mare at once sprang into the devouring gallop of a horse giving it her all. She urged the horse into a full gallop, wanting to get there as quickly as possible. The large horse was full of energy as he charged down the dirt road at a full gallop. Looking over my shoulder I could see him coming at a full gallop. One need only watch a rodeo or horse race to see how quickly a horse can go from standing still to a full gallop. Knights ride their horses at full gallop and are almost all successful at driving a spear through a 3-inch ring. She manages to turn the horse in the direction of the house, then spurs it into a full gallop. 1.1 A ride on a horse at a gallop. Will went for a gallop on the beach Example sentencesExamples The third afternoon, when he had watched for her in a fury of disappointment, he ordered his horse and went for a gallop down the sunken road to the mill. But when I was invited to go for a gallop in the forest my nerves gave out again. 1.2 A very fast pace of running or moving. Example sentencesExamples He stood the pace better and eight minutes after the break Will snapped up a loose ball and outpaced the defence with a length of the field gallop. Some of the men broke ranks in a furious gallop to the river where they gulped water in joyous abandon. His run turned into a frenzied gallop, his face thrust out to the fans. They frustrated the home support with incisive counter-attacking football, allowing a new on-loan recruit a couple of gallops at central defensive pairing Mark and Stephen. He took victory in the Chesterfield Spire Midsummer Road Race from an eight-man gallop on the hilly Baslow course in the Peak District. The men now began a hurried gallop down the streets, on the way to the judicial building. verbˈɡaləpˈɡæləp 1(of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop. we galloped along the sand Example sentencesExamples A horse swiftly galloped past the small slim girl gathering fruits along the path. With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner. From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy. Suddenly a brown haired stallion came galloping out of the brush. He had a great liking for horses and he could often be observed on a summer's evening, watching his beautiful mares and foals gallop along the Banks. The train was moving relatively slowly, and the horses were soon galloping on our side. He saw a great expanse of lush green meadow, where wild ponies galloped free and careless in its serenity. Before I knew it, my horse was galloping in the sand. The horses galloped at an astonishing pace, racing for the edge of the forest, through the Hollow Mists of Leba, desperate to escape. The clopping of hooves could be heard faintly over the wind as a band of riders on black stallions came galloping along side of us. The horse gallops at a consistent pace and John increases the speed as he sees Isabelle hovering by the stable door. He could hear the horse galloping off before even the bang of the door slam faded out. The best adrenaline rush I've ever had was when I went on a two-day trek through Belize in Central America and my horse went galloping out of control in the jungle. If a horse is galloping at speed, totally out of control and not responding to the rider's commands, the situation can be life threatening. Then, with a shake of the reins, the horse galloped ahead and disappeared into the mist. The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider. A herd of wild horses galloped across the pampas, tossing their heads in a display of wild exuberance, against a backdrop of snow covered mountains. I did have a great experience earlier on the Isle of Skye, stopped to feed a horse on the way back to where I was staying and ended up running up and down the road with the horse galloping alongside me, keeping pace. Her horse galloped up to the shore of the pool and along the grove of trees. Cole looks at her as his horse gallops past, but does not stop. Synonyms race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Make (a horse) gallop. Fred galloped the horse off to the start Example sentencesExamples During Cowboy Mounted Shooting, cowboys and cowgirls galloping horses shoot balloons with blanks. ‘Then don't misuse it,’ she said, and turned and galloped the horse back towards the army. Alas, the wish list also contains somewhat less thrilling aspirations such as - I kid you not - riding a roller-coaster, galloping a horse across a beach and wondering at a waterfall. To gallop the horse now would be stupid because they were both cold and tired and stiff from their injuries. The win was the first of the year for the trainer, who owns and trains the three horses in his stable and, at 71, also gallops them. He walks and feeds him, and even gallops him. A minute later, two braves rode off, galloping their horses to the west. I do a lot of jogging with him for three or four days after he breezes and then start galloping him because he does work so fast. Saumell, who is in his 70s, rode his last winner in 1978 and still galloped horses until three years ago. O'Brien was galloping his horses up a really steep hill at his brother's farm when the master trainers in England had theirs out for a stroll. He'd never known him to gallop his horse, then leave it standing without cooling him down gently first. It caught on fire and we galloped our horses to the woods, and then heard a huge explosion, followed by the sight of orange flames. He galloped his horse to the north, followed by his henchmen and Wong's group. He has been a trainer for 53 years and occasionally still gallops the horses in his care. I had to gallop a white Spanish horse across the battlefield toward New Zealand's white snow-capped mountains. One of my friends, Henry, who gallops horses at Laurel took me to the backside. The girl - who didn't wear a pair of shoes until she was eight - would rise at dawn and gallop her horse over the misty hills at the very start of the day. The game continued at an enthusiastic pace with the men throwing themselves wholeheartedly into competition with as much spirit as they showed for galloping their horses. He galloped horses Tuesday at Calder Race Course and on Wednesday was at Belmont Park to breeze horses for trainers. He also spent five years galloping horses for Racing Hall of Fame trainers. 1.2 (of a person) run fast and rather boisterously. Example sentencesExamples Almost a quarter-of-an-hour in, and it was his cross which he headed just wide, the Liverpool man galloping in from his berth of the left of midfield to meet the ball. Ten minutes later he came galloping down the stairs to the foyer where they were already waiting. He galloped towards the goal, shook off the challenge of John and shot high and right past him. Fearing he had lost too much time, the lad galloped as fast as he could to the palace. They then created day light when he appeared on the wing to gallop 30 yards to the corner. Hawkins, gaining in confidence as the game progressed, galloped down the left and looped in a pinpoint cross for him to attack from point blank range. Instantly the four girls galloped to the broken fence. He came galloping down the hill right away, and the three of them had their first practice right there in the woodland glen, and I was lucky enough to be the first mortal man to witness their music. Soon thereafter a man gallops wildly into the station. He was patiently waiting for her at the top of the hill, so she quickly galloped up the slope to catch up with him. In short order another 30-yard drive, this time by Fitzgerald, was not too far away, and the game was very much alive as Murphy galloped through only to shoot wide. She frowned and squinted when she spied a figure galloping across the lush, green hills. The officer went galloping out of the room, and immediately returned with a Bible and put it on my lap with great respect. As the Westmeath forward forced his way through for a last goal chance, he galloped up to his shoulder. He was breathing heavily from galloping at a rapid speed. No sooner had we pulled up outside a low wall and started walking a dirt road to the gate than Ben literally galloped out of the house and threw his arms around Papa. Then a dangerous passing movement was stopped by a smart interception by Storey, who galloped in under the posts. The advice conjures up all sorts of funny images of welly-clad officials galloping away from stick-wielding farmers at marts around the country. As soon as I undid the latch, he was galloping past me. At lunch and tea we took over the outfield, using the long-empty lemonade bottle as our bat, piled carrier bags as the stumps and chased the rubber ball over the turf on which our heroes had galloped. Synonyms race, canter, run, rush, dash, tear, sprint, bolt, fly, shoot, dart, hurry, hasten, speed, streak, hurtle, career, hare, scamper, scurry, scud, go like lighting, go like the wind 2(of a process or time) progress rapidly in a seemingly uncontrollable manner. panic about the deadline galloping toward them Example sentencesExamples The honeymoon has truly ended, and the relationship galloping towards divorce. His performance is superb and the change in his face as he gallops towards psychological collapse is remarkable to watch. The mint escaped the beds and started galloping toward the house, with the snow in summer in hot pursuit. A sudden collapse of the pound could lead to equal and opposite problems, such as galloping inflation. He was one of the few economists willing to predict early in 2000 that the Irish inflation rate was threatening to gallop toward 6 per cent or higher. In the later scenes, it grows more formulaic, galloping towards a happy ending with unseemly haste, burdening the actors with unconvincing old age make-up and testing the audience with corny platitudes. The rate of inflation in Bangladesh has galloped forward from under 2 in 2001 to above 6 in the recent year. To the fate felt in the blood and acknowledged by the intelligence is added concern for his partner as the disease gallops towards consummation. It has not exactly galloped, raced, or even trotted through the House, having had its first reading in June 2001-nearly 2 years ago. For a society that still relies very clearly on the privatised, domestic role played by the family, the extent to which women's relative equality to men has galloped ahead raises some wider questions. The other is a modern magus, galloping towards his fiftieth birthday with a lifetime of grand work behind him, and so much more still to do. The pace gallops along, the plot is difficult to predict, if not well nigh impossible, and the narrative draws you inside the covers so that every intrusion which makes you put the book down is resented. They also created a ‘revolving door’ syndrome in the sector, with sought-after staff galloping from one company to the next, on the scent of yet another lucrative pay rise. Perhaps inevitably, the sheer quantity of material leaves one gasping for breath at times - he gallops from one work to the next, allowing each only the briefest of examination. Origin Early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).
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