Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.]
   1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the
      ropes." --Middleton.
      
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   2. To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse.
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   3. To run with an easy, bounding stride; -- of people.
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