Definition of: gallop

(gal′əp) noun
1. A gait of a quadruped characterized by a regular succession of leaps, in which the foot sequence is left hind, right hind, left fore, right fore, in repeating sequence.
2. The act of riding, or a ride at a gallop.
3. Speedy and careless action.
—v.i.
1. To ride at a gallop.
2. To go, run, or move very fast or at a gallop.
—v.t.
3. To cause to run at a gallop. [<OF galop <galoper <Gmc. Doublet of WALLOP.]
—gal′lop·er noun