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