Crossword clues for galloped
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Galloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Galloping.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin; cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS. gehle['a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a prefix; or cf. OFlem. walop a gallop. See Leap, and cf. 1st Wallop.]
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To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.
But gallop lively down the western hill.
--Donne. To ride a horse at a gallop.
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Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination.
Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping over it.
--Locke.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: gallop)
Usage examples of "galloped".
With his shaggy head thrown back like birds when they drink, pressing his spurs mercilessly into the sides of his good horse, Bedouin, and sitting as though falling backwards in the saddle, he galloped to the other flank of the squadron and shouted in a hoarse voice to the men to look to their pistols.
The snow was thawing in the sunshine, the horses galloped quickly, and on both sides of the road were forests of different kinds, fields, and villages.
Prince Andrew turned his horse and galloped back to Grunth to find Prince Bagration.
But at that moment an adjutant galloped up with a message from the commander of the regiment in the hollow and news that immense masses of the French were coming down upon them and that his regiment was in disorder and was retreating upon the Kiev grenadiers.
The marshals, accompanied by adjutants, galloped off in different directions, and a few minutes later the chief forces of the French army moved rapidly toward those Pratzen Heights which were being more and more denuded by Russian troops moving down the valley to their left.
Having given orders in the commander in chief's name to rectify this omission, Prince Andrew galloped back.
Along the road from Pratzen galloped what looked like a squadron of horsemen in various uniforms.
On receiving the order he gave his horse the rein and galloped along the line.
Rostov got out of their way, involuntarily noticed that one of them was bleeding, and galloped on.
Rostov, fearing to be crushed or swept into the attack on the French, galloped along the front as hard as his horse could go, but still was not in time to avoid them.
Rostov was horrified to hear later that of all that mass of huge and handsome men, of all those brilliant, rich youths, officers and cadets, who had galloped past him on their thousand-ruble horses, only eighteen were left after the charge.
And he turned round and galloped back to the place where he had seen the Emperor, but there was no one beyond the ditch now.
Natasha, muffled up in shawls which did not hide her eager face and shining eyes, galloped up to them.
Karay, with all the strength age had left him, stretched himself to the utmost and, watching the wolf, galloped heavily aside to intercept it.
As a result of this, he galloped up to the wolf just when she had been stopped a second time by "Uncle's" borzois.