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LOPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Synonyms:

canter; lope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lope" is a kind of...):

gait (a horse's manner of moving)

Derivation:

lope (run easily)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A slow pace of running

Synonyms:

jog; lope; trot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lope" is a kind of...):

locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lope"):

dogtrot (a steady trot like that of a dog)

Derivation:

lope (run easily)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Run easily

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "lope" is one way to...):

run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

lope (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)

lope (a slow pace of running)

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