1
: an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
2
: an easy usually bounding gait capable of being sustained for a long time
Examples of lope in a Sentence
Verb
The horses loped easily across the fields.
He went loping up the hill.
The outfielder loped after the ball.
Recent Examples on the Web
Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 7 June 2024
Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Visitors sat at tables among fuchsia azaleas and yellow irises, and in the shade of loping old trees, talking, eating pizza, and drinking iced coffee.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 10 July 2024
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Noun
Kaytranada’s signature beat, halfway between the pulse of house and the drunken lope of J Dilla, rarely lets up.
—Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 7 June 2024
Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
Verb
The music itself also has its own twists, from the questioning guitar line to the loping bass figure.
—Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 July 2024
Visitors sat at tables among fuchsia azaleas and yellow irises, and in the shade of loping old trees, talking, eating pizza, and drinking iced coffee.
—Naomi Huffman, The Atlantic, 10 July 2024
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lope. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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