gallop

Everyday

1. To gallop is to run very fast, the way a horse does, with all four feet off the ground at one moment. tree →
2. A gallop is a horse's fastest way of running, or a ride at that speed. tree →
3. Gallop also means to do something very fast (informal). tree →

In the lessons

In stories, knights and cowboys gallop away. Horse speeds: walk, trot, canter, gallop. In PE, children «gallop» as a movement skill. Informally, «galloping prices» rise very fast.

Examples

• The horse galloped across the field. tree →
• We went for a gallop on the beach. tree →
• Children galloped around the hall like ponies. tree →
• The knight galloped off to save the princess. tree →
• The days galloped by during the holidays. tree →
• At a gallop, a horse is very fast. tree →

Note

Past: galloped (one p — not «gallopped»). Order of speeds: walk, trot, canter, gallop.