GALLOP


Meaning of GALLOP in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

along

We galloped along the sand, and I knew what had happened long before we reached the rocks where the King lay.

Second, they saw foreign stock markets galloping along , delivering returns in the high double digits.

Hamilton's career has galloped along the fast track.

I could see the ground far below me as we galloped along .

away

She galloped away towards the rear of the convoy of carts and attendants.

When driven toward the precipice, they would swerve at the edge to right or left and gallop away .

Both the top and bottom doors were flung back and the great war horse had apparently galloped away pursued by grooms.

Top competitors will gallop away with gleaming belt buckles and up to $ 2, 500 in prize money.

It recovered, struggled to its feet and galloped away up the canyon, riderless, trappings flying.

Some one grabbed his arm, and led him to a waiting horse on which he galloped away leaving behind his winnings.

Infuriated, he seized the goblet, leapt on his horse and galloped away .

back

The Dragoons closest to the Prussians immediately turned and galloped back up the slope towards their comrades.

Meanwhile the colt galloped back and forth behind him, and the parakeets squawked.

It is premature, then, to say that the western has galloped back to centre screen.

General Bee wheeled his horse and galloped back to his command.

At a quarter to eleven she galloped back up to the attic room.

He grinned, got up behind me and we galloped back across the flats.

Along the edge of the plain the outriders that Burun had planted were galloping back to join the main body.

Before he could stop them the memories came galloping back .

off

And if the herd is threatened, they will gallop off together or maybe huddle together, touching each other for reassurance.

I saw three horses galloping off , dragging a fourth, which was dead.

Bare chested and wet trousered, the job done, they swank before their audience then gallop off to Fair Hill.

In the end, I could only escape by galloping off , leaving him in full flow, and diving into a shop.

The deer shook itself and galloped off .

With that, I galloped off for the train, and even had time for a drink before it left.

The two of them galloped off down the steep grass bank.

■ NOUN

horse

A black horse was galloping down it, frisking his back legs like a colt.

Want to show a horse galloping ?

Before my friends could do anything, Rupert of Hentzau was on his horse and galloping through the trees.

General Bee wheeled his horse and galloped back to his command.

The white horse of heroin galloped to my side.

Directly one poor fellow of the escort was dismounted, and his horse galloped frantically over the fields.

Both the top and bottom doors were flung back and the great war horse had apparently galloped away pursued by grooms.

horses

The excitement of a group of horses galloping together with hounds at heel would be just as intense.

I saw three horses galloping off, dragging a fourth, which was dead.

■ VERB

come

Ralph Lauren's Polo aftershave came galloping into the kitchen, followed shortly by a now fully clothed Lee.

I was saved by Fritz, who came galloping round the castle to find me.

Before he could stop them the memories came galloping back.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A thoroughbred can gallop a mile in about 90 seconds.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A youngster identified with a mustang goes galloping down the street with a new vitality and personality.

As she felt her way forward, suddenly a knight on horseback galloped past her.

Golden Larch got up and galloped to the finish line.

He jumped on bareback, stuck to her like a leech and galloped her flat out through the crowd.

Isabella gallops around, winning battles, expelling Moors from strongholds, her appetites expanding by the week.

Meanwhile the colt galloped back and forth behind him, and the parakeets squawked.

Ralph Lauren's Polo aftershave came galloping into the kitchen, followed shortly by a now fully clothed Lee.

She galloped past the rabbit hutches, the ducks swaying towards the pond.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

full

They had only about one hundred and fifty yards to gather speed and could not achieve a full gallop in the time.

Russell mounted his horse, rode off, and rode back at full gallop toward the trailer.

The point has been reached where a horse can be photographed in full gallop .

■ VERB

break

She shivered inwardly, a delicious sensation, and felt her heart break into a gallop .

The horse broke into a furious gallop .

When the group got closer, they broke into a gallop and charged the small party.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

All the fears and stresses of these last weeks deserted her on that gallop .

Always trying to get me up early for gallops through the morning mist.

Docklands Express pleased connections in a racecourse gallop at Newbury recently.

He even broke down one horse in an effort to understand the gallop which had constantly eluded him.

Over the holidays, the creep turned into a gallop .

The promising centre touched down after an 80-yard gallop .

They saw him and kicked their horses forward so Sharpe turned his tired mare northwards, and spurred her into a gallop .

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