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galop en · NOUN

Etymology

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Meanings

1. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
2. The music for a dance of this kind.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
galops	Number=Plur		lexicographic

galop en · VERB

Etymology

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Meanings

1. To dance the galop.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
galoping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
galops	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
galoped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
galoped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
galopping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
galopped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
galopped	Tense=Past		lexicographic