Associations to the word «Lopes»

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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats