Pronunciation: /loʊp/
noun a long bounding stride or movement
A1 The horse moved with a steady lope across the field.
A2 The dog's playful lope brought a smile to my face.
B1 The cheetah's graceful lope is a sight to behold.
B2 The athlete's powerful lope carried him to victory in the race.
C1 The wolf's effortless lope through the forest displayed its strength and agility.
C2 The dancer's fluid lope across the stage captivated the audience.
verb to run or move with a long bounding stride
A1 The horse began to lope across the field.
A2 She watched the deer lope gracefully through the forest.
B1 The marathon runner started to lope towards the finish line.
B2 The cheetah's powerful legs allowed it to lope after its prey with incredible speed.
C1 The wolf continued to lope through the snow-covered wilderness, searching for food.
C2 The experienced hiker could lope effortlessly up the steep mountain trail.
formal The horse began to lope gracefully around the arena during the equestrian competition.
informal I saw a dog lope past my house this morning.
slang Let's lope over to the store before it closes.
figurative Her thoughts seemed to lope from one idea to the next, never staying on one for long.
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