gallop
noun
[ ˈɡaləp ]
• the 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"
gallop
verb
• (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop.
• "we galloped along the sand"
Similar:
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,
zoom,
pelt,
scoot,
hotfoot it,
belt,
zip,
whip,
go like a bat out of hell,
bomb,
leg it,
• proceed at great speed.
• "don't gallop through your speech"
Origin:
early 16th century: from Old French galop (noun), galoper, variants of Old Northern French walop, waloper (see wallop).
