gait
11Gait — A gait is a particular way or manner of moving on foot, e.g., *human gait *horse gait *dog gait.The word may also refer to one of the following. *GAIT (wireless), a standard to enable cross operation of wireless telephone technologies. * GAIT… …
12gait — n. 1) a steady; unsteady gait 2) at a certain gait (at a steady gait) * * * [geɪt] unsteady gait a steady at a certain gait (at a steady gait) …
13gait — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gait, gate gate, way Date: 1509 1. a manner of walking or moving on foot 2. a sequence of foot movements (as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward 3. a manner or rate of movement… …
14gait — Harness horses are divided into two distinct groups, pacers or trotters, depending on their gait when racing. The gait is the manner in that a horse moves its legs when running. The pacer is a horse with a lateral gait, whereas a trotter or… …
15gait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. step, pace, stride; trot, gallop, walk, dogtrot; shuffle, saunter. See motion, method. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Manner of moving on foot] Syn. walk, run, motion, step, tread, stride, pace, tramp, march …
16gait — [[t]ge͟ɪt[/t]] gaits N COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp A particular kind of gait is a particular way of walking. [WRITTEN] ...a tubby little man in his fifties, with sparse hair and a rolling gait... His movements were decidedly clumsy, and his… …
17gait — 1. noun ɡeɪt a) Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait. b) One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training. 2.… …
18gait — Manner of walking. antalgic g. a characteristic g. resulting from pain on weightbearing in which the stance phase of g. is shortened on the affected side. ataxic g. SYN: cerebellar g.. calcaneal g. a g. disturbance, characterized by walking on… …
19gait — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ rolling, shuffling ▪ unsteady ▪ awkward ▪ slow PREPOSITION ▪ …
20gait — /gayt/, n. 1. a manner of walking, stepping, or running. 2. any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack. v.t. 3. to teach a specified gait or gaits to (a horse). [1500 10; Scots, ME sp. var. of GATE1 in… …
