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Definition of lope verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

lope

verb

NAmE//loʊp//

[intransitive] + adv./prep.Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they lope

he / she / it lopes

past simple loped

-ing form loping

to run taking long relaxed steps The dog loped along beside her. He set off with a loping stride.

lope noun [usually singular]

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