Lope

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ləʊp/
• US IPA: /loÊŠp/
• Rhymes: -əʊp

Origin

Alteration of loup, from Old Norse hlaupa ("to leap, jump")

Online Etymology Dictionary|lope

. See leap. Cognate with German laufen ("walk, run"), Danish løbe, Dutch lopen ("walk, run"), Norwegian løpe ("run"). Compare leap.

Full definition of lope

Verb

1. (obsolete) To jump, leap.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IX:And as he cam by a ryver, in hys woodnes he wolde have made hys horse to have lopyn over the watir; and the horse fayled footyng and felle in the ryver ...
• MiddletonHe that lopes on the ropes.
2. To travel an easy pace with long strides.He loped along, hour after hour, not fast but steady and covering much ground.

Noun

1. A horse's easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. A lope resembles a canter.

Anagrams

• olpe
• pole, Pole