"gallop" meaning in English

See gallop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæləp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gallop.wav [UK] Forms: gallop [singular], gallops [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gallop is the fastest pace of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
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  2. A gallop is an abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
    Sense id: simple-gallop-en-noun-885ayyCY

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡæləp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gallop.wav [UK] Forms: gallop [canonical], gallops [third-person, singular], galloped [past], galloped [past, participle], galloping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To run at a gallop.
    Sense id: simple-gallop-en-verb-nch2aRIF
  2. To run very fast.
    Sense id: simple-gallop-en-verb-EwmJ-oz7
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