lope

Definition

To travel an easy pace with long strides.

Etymology

From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, jump”). See leap. Cognate with German laufen (“walk, run”), Danish løbe (“run”), Dutch lopen (“walk, run”), Norwegian løpe (“run”). Doublet of leap.

Example Sentences

• "He loped along, hour after hour, not fast but steady and covering much ground."
• "Scott hurried down the dark path, lifted the canoe from the muddy rock to the moss, took out the packs, and loped back. toward the cabin. As he passed the window he glanced inside."
• "And as we waited in the car Victor got out and loped over to the house and said a few words to an old lady, […]"