lope

Definitions


[ləʊp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- walk or run with a long bounding stride
(e.g: the dog was loping along by his side)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: variant of Scots loup, from Old Norse hlaupa ‘leap’


[ləʊp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long bounding stride
(e.g: they set off at a fast lope)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: variant of Scots loup, from Old Norse hlaupa ‘leap’




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