lope /ˈlop/
(vt.)(vi.)(使)大步慢跑大步慢跑
Lope imp. of Leap. [Obs.]
And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.
Lope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loped p. pr. & vb. n. Loping.]
1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] “He that lopes on the ropes.”
2. To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse. [U.S.]
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 cradle. --T. B. Thorpe.
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lope
n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: jog, trot]
2: a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: canter]
v : run easily