Verb

(en verb)

(Intransitive. Of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop.

The horse galloped past the finishing line.

To ride at a galloping pace.

* John Donne

Gallop lively down the western hill.

To cause to gallop.

to gallop a horse

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.

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(figurative) To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.

* John Locke

Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.