lope

To run or ride with a steady, easy gait.

A steady, easy gait.

To leap.

To move or run with a long step, as a dog; canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.

To cause to lope in going or running.

A leap.

A striding movement; a run made with long steps; especially, a leisurely canter with a rather long, easy stride, as of a horse.

A Middle English preterit and past participle of leap.

of leap.

To leap; to dance.