Dictionary entry details
• GAIT (noun)
Meaning:
The rate of moving (especially walking or running)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
gait; pace
Hypernyms ("gait" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gait"):
quick time (a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute)
double time (a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog)
beats per minute; bpm; M.M.; metronome marking (the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds)
Meaning:
A horse's manner of moving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gait" is a kind of...):
locomotion; travel (self-propelled movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gait"):
gallop (a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously)
canter; lope (a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)
trot (a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together)
jog trot (an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot)
rack; single-foot (a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately)
walk (a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground)
Meaning:
A person's manner of walking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gait" is a kind of...):
walk; walking (the act of traveling by foot)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gait"):
hitch; hobble; limp (the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)
waddle (walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other)
prance; strut; swagger (a proud stiff pompous gait)
angry walk; stalk (a stiff or threatening gait)
skip (a gait in which steps and hops alternate)
saunter (a careless leisurely gait)
roll (walking with a swaying gait)
pacing (walking with slow regular strides)
lurch; stagger; stumble (an unsteady uneven gait)
flounce (the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions)
