gallops
noun
Meaning
- The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop.
- (of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.
- To ride at a galloping pace.
- To cause to gallop.
- To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines.
- To run very fast.
- To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
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