lope /ləʊp $ loʊp/ (
also lope off)
verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: hlaupa 'to jump']
to run easily with long steps
lope along/across/up etc
He loped off down the corridor.—lope noun [singular] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲