gallop
The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
An act or instance of going or running rapidly.
(cardiology) An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
(music) A rhythm consisting of an 8th note followed by two 16th notes, resembling a horse's gallop.
(of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.
To ride at a galloping pace.
To cause to gallop.
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.
To run very fast.
(figurative) To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
Soon after breakfast Miss Matilda, having galloped and blundered through a few unprofitable lessons, and vengeably thumped the piano for an hour, in a terrible humour with both me and it, because her mama would not give her a holiday, […]
(of an infection, especially pneumonia) To progress rapidly through the body.
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