gait

gait

manner of walking, stepping, or running; the ways a horse moves: The horse has a smooth gait.

Not to be confused with:

gate – movable barrier; an opening permitting passage: You may buy your ticket at the gate.

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gait

 (gāt)

n.

1. A particular way or manner of moving on foot: a person who ran with a clumsy, hobbling gait.

2. 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.

3. Rate or manner of proceeding: The project went forward at a steady gait.

tr.v. gait·ed, gait·ing, gaits

To train (a horse) in a particular gait or gaits.

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[Middle English gate, path, gait, from Old Norse gata, path; see ghē- in Indo-European roots.]

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gait

(ɡeɪt)

n

1. manner of walking or running; bearing

2. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (used esp of horses and dogs) the pattern of footsteps at various speeds, as the walk, trot, canter, etc, each pattern being distinguished by a particular rhythm and footfall

vb

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to teach (a horse) a particular gait

[C16: variant of gate¹]

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gait

(geɪt)
n.

1. a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

2. any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, or gallop.

v.t.

3. to teach a specified gait to (a horse).

4. to lead (a dog) before judges to show its manner of moving.

[1500–10; Scots, Middle English sp. variant of gate¹]

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gait

Past participle: gaited
Gerund: gaiting

Imperative

gait

gait

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gait - the rate of moving (especially walking or running) pace quick time - a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute double time - a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"
	2.	gait - a horse's manner of moving locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement walk - a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground single-foot, rack - a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately jog trot - an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot trot - a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together canter, lope - a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop gallop - a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously
	3.	gait - a person's manner of walking walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" limp, hobble, hitch - the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg flounce - the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions lurch, stagger, stumble - an unsteady uneven gait pacing - walking with slow regular strides roll - walking with a swaying gait saunter - a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world" skip - a gait in which steps and hops alternate angry walk, stalk - a stiff or threatening gait prance, strut, swagger - a proud stiff pompous gait waddle - walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other; "ducks walk with a waddle"

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gait

noun walk, step, bearing, pace, stride, carriage, tread, manner of walking His gait was peculiarly awkward.

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Translations

مِشْيَه بَطيئَه

chůze

gang

Gang

askellajiastuntakäynti

démarchetöltallure

járásmód

göngulag

andaturaincedere

gaita

gangeganglag

gidişyürüyüş

步态

gait

[geɪt] N → paso m, modo m de andar

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gait

[ˈgeɪt] n → démarche f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gait

n → Gang m; (of horse) → Gangart f; to have a rolling/shuffling gait → einen schaukelnden/schlurfenden Gang haben; with an unsteady gait → mit unsicheren Schritten

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gait

[geɪt] n (frm) → passo, andatura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

gait

(geit) noun

(plural rare) the way in which a person or animal walks. the old man's shuffling gait. gang مِشْيَه بَطيئَه походка andar chůze der Gang gang περπατησιάandar kõnnak طرز راه رفتن käynti démarche צוּרַת הֲלִיכָה चाल držanje u hodu járásmód cara berjalan göngulag andatura, passo 歩きぶり 걸음걸이 eisena gaita gaya jalan ganggange, ganglag/-art chód دتګ ډول: داّس ګام marcha mers походка chôdza hoja način hodanja gång, sätt att gå ท่าเดิน yürüyüş, gidiş 步態 хода چال dáng đi 步态

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gait

n. marcha, andar;

cerebellar ___ → ___ cerebelosa;

compensated gluteal ___ → ___ compensada glútea;

crutch ___ → ___ con muletas;

dorsiflexor ___ → ___ de dorsiflexión;

drag-to ___ → ___ de arrastre;

duck ___ → ___ de pato;

equine ___ → ___ equina;

festinating ___ → ___ festinante;

gastrocnemius ___ → ___ gemelar;

hemiplegic ___ → ___ hemipléjica;

petit pas ___ → ___ en pequeños pasos;

scissors ___ → ___ en tijeras;

spastic ___ → ___ espástica;

steppage ___ → ___ en estepaje;

tabetic ___ → ___ tabética;

three point ___ → ___ en tres apoyos;

Treadelenburg or gluteal ___ → ___ de Treadelenburg o glútea;

two point ___ → ___ en dos apoyos;

uncompensated gluteal ___ → ___ glútea descompensada;

waddling ___ → ___ de ánade.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

gait

n marcha, forma de caminar

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