lope has definitions from the fields of sport,horse racing
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[ verb ] run easily

Used in print

(The New York Times...)

A bunch of young buckaroos from out West , who go_by the name of Texas Boys Choir , loped into Town_Hall last night and succeeded in corralling the hearts of a sizable audience .

Related terms

run jog

2
[ noun ] a slow pace of running

Synonyms

trot jog

Related terms

locomotion dogtrot jog

3
[ noun ] (sport,horse racing) an smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

Synonyms

canter

Related terms

gait canter

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