Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.
- n. Any of the ways, such as a canter, trot, or walk, by which a horse can move by lifting the feet in different order or rhythm.
- n. Rate or manner of proceeding: The project went forward at a steady gait.
- v. To train (a horse) in a particular gait or gaits.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as gate, 1.
- n. Manner of walking or stepping; carriage of the body while walking: same as gate, 3.
- n. Same as agistage.
- n. A sheaf of grain tied up.
- To set up (gaits of grain) to dry. See gait, 2.
Wiktionary
- n. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
- n. horses One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.
- v. To teach a specific gait to a horse.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A going; a walk; a march; a way.
- n. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a horse's manner of moving
- n. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- n. a person's manner of walking
Etymologies
- gate, from Old Norse gata (road). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English gate, path, gait, from Old Norse gata, path; see ghē- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“His gait is a little off; he's not exactly rock-solid in the hind end.”
“Tim Hilden, PT, ATC, is a senior physical therapist and certified athletic trainer at BCSM, who specializes in gait analysis and orthotics, as well as orthopedic foot issues.”
“His eyes are hollow, his face drawn, and his gait is like watching a man walk on eggs.”
“Her gait is odd, but she is steadied by the walker and makes quite good time coming up towards me.”
“Thus, it seems unproductive to note that TAS's gait is compliant or that it's swinging its arms widely or that it's holding its hands in an unusual position.”
“Still, I wonder if the particular gait is actually evidence for the Monkey Suit Hypothesis (or, see the first post, the absence of a suit).”
“It seems to me that the typical human gait is irrelevant in discussions of TAS's gait, since if it is a human, the human is likely specifically trying to show a different gait.”
“All the momentum and energy in Putin's gait comes from the left side; it is as if the right side is just along for the ride.”
“Sim was a round-shouldered curiously oafish-looking man, not large but shambling in gait, with a chubby face which was like that of an overgrown baby, and which was capable of good humor.”
“He took a few steps along the veranda, moving with uncertain gait; then stopped and leaned heavily against the wall.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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movement (fast)
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movement (slow)
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AGRI - horse breeding
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Philosophic , etymology
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Nothing's Certain But Words and Taxes
agistage, gait, agistment, alcavala, avania, cadastre, calcagium, capitation, carucage, cension, cense-money, cess and 117 more...
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Dressage
A list of formal movements, exercises, terms and phrases, and words used in the art of dressage, horse-training, and judging.
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Words I Should Use More Often
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Vocab
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