English Explanatory Dictionary

gait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
  2. One of the distinct patterns of locomotion exhibited by a horse, occurring either naturally or as a result of training.
verb
  1. To teach a specific gait to a horse.
noun
  1. A sheaf of corn.
  2. A charge for pasturage.

Pronunciation

/ɡeɪt/ en-us-gate.ogg /ɡæɪt/ en-au-gate.ogg /ɡet/ /ɡeit/

Word forms

gait gaits gaiting gaited

Etymology

From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.

Synonyms

gait

Related words

:Category:Horse gaits

Derived words

double-gaiter gait apraxia midgait multigait square-gaiter tandem gait

Translations

Armenian: քայլք Bulgarian: конски ход Catalan: anadura Chinese Mandarin: 步法 Dutch: gang Finnish: askellaji French: allure Georgian: ალური German: Gangart German: Gangbild Hungarian: járás Icelandic: gangtegund Italian: andatura Italian: falcata Norwegian Bokmål: gangart Norwegian Nynorsk: gangart Polish: chód Portuguese: porte Russian: аллю́р Swedish: gångart
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