Mammoth Memory

Lope – A long, bounding stride

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(Pronounced lohp)

To remember the definition of the word lope, use the following mnemonic:

He came across a low lying P (Lope) so he bounded over it in a single stride.

He came across a low lying P (Lope) so he bounded over it in a single stride.

 

Examples of lope in a sentence

She liked to get the horse into a lope as she rode through the fields.

The lope of the dog caused it to knock things over.

The children would lope across the playground over to the swings.