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Definition of lope verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lope

verb
 
/ləʊp/
 
/ləʊp/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they lope
 
/ləʊp/
 
/ləʊp/
he / she / it lopes
 
/ləʊps/
 
/ləʊps/
past simple loped
 
/ləʊpt/
 
/ləʊpt/
past participle loped
 
/ləʊpt/
 
/ləʊpt/
-ing form loping
 
/ˈləʊpɪŋ/
 
/ˈləʊpɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to run taking long relaxed steps
    • The dog loped along beside her.
    • He set off with a loping stride.
    Word OriginMiddle English: variant of Scots loup, from Old Norse hlaupa ‘leap’.
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