Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lope"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lope \Lope\, imp.
of {Leap}. [Obs.]
And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Loping}.] [See {Leap}.]
1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] ``He that lopes on the
ropes.'' --Middleton.
2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lope \Lope\, n.
1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
[U.S.]
The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal
lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy
as the motions of a crade. --T. B.
Thorpe.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lope
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {trot}]
2: an smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {canter}]
v : run easily
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