gallop

gallop
gal|lop1 [ `gæləp ] verb *
1. ) intransitive if a horse gallops, it runs at its fastest speed:
The jockeys were up early galloping their horses around the track.
a ) intransitive or transitive to ride a horse very fast:
gallop away/off/across etc.: Jason jumped on his horse and went galloping off in the wrong direction.
2. ) intransitive gallop down/along/toward etc. to move, pass, or develop very quickly:
The year has just galloped by.
`gallop ,through phrasal verb transitive
gallop through something to do something very quickly
gallop
gal|lop 2 [ `gæləp ] noun
1. ) singular the fastest speed of a horse:
at a gallop: The pony went off at a gallop.
break into a gallop (=start to gallop): The horse broke into a gallop.
2. ) count a fast ride on a horse:
an early-morning gallop along the beach
3. ) singular an extremely fast speed:
at a gallop: Technology is moving at a gallop.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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