Word of the Day – Lope

Lope (verb)

lohp

To move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person./ To canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb lopen, loupen, laupen “to jump, leap,” from Old Norse hlaupa; leap, loup.

Example sentences

“As I saw him lope towards me, my heart lurched.”