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Galloped vs Cantered - What's the difference?

galloped | cantered |

As verbs the difference between galloped and cantered

is that galloped is (gallop) while cantered is (canter).

galloped

English

Verb

(head)
  • (gallop)

  • 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
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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.

    cantered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (canter)
  • Anagrams

    * * * *

    canter

    English

    (wikipedia canter)

    Etymology 1

    Short for Canterbury pace , from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
  • A ride on a horse at such speed.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move at such pace.
  • To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
  • Derived terms
    * in a canter, at a canter

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  • One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
  • * Macaulay
  • The day when he was a canter and a rebel.

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Verb

    (roa-jer-verb)
  • to list
  • to lean
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