Some words are fun to say: lope is one of them. It's also fun to think about, as it means to move with a casual, striding gait. Imagine a horse cantering along with an easy lope. A pleasant image indeed.
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Noun
a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
Noun
a slow pace of running
Verb
run easily
imp.
of Leap.
v. i.
To leap; to dance.
v. i.
To move with a lope, as a horse.
n.
A leap; a long step.
n.
An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
Lope
And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.Lope
Lope , v. i.[imp. & p. p. Loped ; p. pr. & vb. n.Loping .][See 1.Leap .]To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the ropes." Middleton. 2.To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.]Lope
Lope , n. 1.A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.] 2.An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. [U.S.]The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy as the motions of a crade.of
Leap .To leap; to dance.
A leap; a long step.
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