1. A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
   "The horse broke into a lope as they approached the stable";
   - canter
    
2. A slow pace of running
   "The horse's easy lope ate up the miles";
   - jog, trot

1. Run easily
   "The horse loped across the field"

Derived forms: loped, lopes, loping

Type of: gait, locomotion, run, travel

Encyclopedia: Lope, Jogeva