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Pronunciation : Lope
Part of Speech : imp.
Definition : Defn: of Leap. [Obs.] And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lope
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Leap.]
Definition : 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.]

i. [imp. & p. p. Loped; p. pr. & vb. n. Loping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lope
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913