Associations to the word «Lope»

Wiktionary

LOPE, verb. (obsolete) To jump, leap.
LOPE, verb. To travel an easy pace with long strides.
LOPE, noun. A horse's easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps. A lope resembles a canter.

Dictionary definition

LOPE, noun. A slow pace of running.
LOPE, noun. A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop.
LOPE, verb. Run easily.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King