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Gallop vs Prance - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between gallop and prance

is that gallop is the fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously while prance is the act of prancing.

As verbs the difference between gallop and prance

is that gallop is (Intransitive. Of a horse, etc) To run at a gallop while prance is to spring forward on the hind legs.

gallop

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=In the 11th minute the German won possession in midfield and teed up the galloping Kieran Gibbs, whose angled shot was pushed by Kelvin Davies straight into the retreating Jos Hooiveld.}}
  • (figurative) To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
  • * John Locke
  • Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.

    prance

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncommon) The act of prancing.
  • Verb

  • (of a horse) To spring forward on the hind legs.
  • (colloquial, figuratively) To strut about.