<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.</li><li>to canter leisurely with a rather long, easy stride, as a horse.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act or the gait of loping.</li><li>a long, easy stride.</li><li>to cause to lope, as a horse.</li></ul>