"galop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: galops [plural]
Etymology: From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|galop}} French galop Head templates: {{en-noun}} galop (plural galops)
  1. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-galop-en-noun-dgbduz5c Disambiguation of Dances: 72 12 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 10 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 6 6
  2. The music for a dance of this kind.
    Sense id: en-galop-en-noun-UCSOIM4f

Verb

Forms: galops [present, singular, third-person], galoping [participle, present], galopping [participle, present], galoped [participle, past], galoped [past], galopped [participle, past], galopped [past]
Etymology: From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|galop}} French galop Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=galopped|pres_ptc2=galopping}} galop (third-person singular simple present galops, present participle galoping or galopping, simple past and past participle galoped or galopped)
  1. To dance the galop.
    Sense id: en-galop-en-verb-yEsOtnrG

Inflected forms

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