GALLOP


Meaning of GALLOP in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

When a horse ~s, it runs very fast so that all four legs are off the ground at the same time. If you ~ a horse, you make it ~.

The horses ~ed away...

Staff officers ~ed fine horses down the road.

VERB: V adv/prep, V n prep/adv

2.

If you ~, you ride a horse that is ~ing.

Major Winston ~ed into the distance.

VERB: V prep/adv

3.

A ~ is a ride on a horse that is ~ing.

I was forced to attempt a ~.

N-SING

4.

If something such as a process ~s, it develops very quickly and is often difficult to control.

In spite of the recession, profits have ~ed ahead.

...~ing inflation.

VERB: V adv, V-ing

5.

If you ~, you run somewhere very quickly.

They are ~ing around the garden playing football.

VERB: V prep

6.

If you do something at a ~, you do it very quickly.

I read the book at a ~.

PHRASE: PHR after v

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