| gait | | |
| n. (time) | 1. gait, pace | the rate of moving (especially walking or running). |
| ~ quick time | a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute. |
| ~ double time | a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog. |
| ~ rate | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
| n. (act) | 2. gait | a horse's manner of moving. |
| ~ locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement. |
| ~ walk | a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground. |
| ~ single-foot, rack | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately. |
| ~ jog trot | an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot. |
| ~ trot | a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together. |
| ~ canter, lope | a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop. |
| ~ gallop | a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. |
| n. (act) | 3. gait | a person's manner of walking. |
| ~ walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot.; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
| ~ limp, hobble, hitch | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg. |
| ~ flounce | the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions. |
| ~ lurch, stagger, stumble | an unsteady uneven gait. |
| ~ pacing | walking with slow regular strides. |
| ~ roll | walking with a swaying gait. |
| ~ saunter | a careless leisurely gait.; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world" |
| ~ skip | a gait in which steps and hops alternate. |
| ~ angry walk, stalk | a stiff or threatening gait. |
| ~ prance, strut, swagger | a proud stiff pompous gait. |
| ~ waddle | walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other.; "ducks walk with a waddle" |
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