gait

Meaning

Noun

1. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
2. One of the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of training.

Verb

To teach a specific gait to a horse.

Synonyms

step

walk

🚶

pace

footstep

motion

walking

🚶

tread

carriage

going

walking clumsily

footfall

way of walking

manner of walking

strut

movements

moving

pas

procedure

rostrum

run

speed

stiff

straddle

action

swagger

trekking

tribune

velocity

visit

wandering about

behaviour

posture

single-foot

walking stiffly

stride

ambulation

appearance

bearing

call

figure

footpace

hiking

hit

locomotion

look

march

marching orders

movement

Translations

démarche

andatura

Gang

allure

Gangart

andar

🚶

andadura

gang

andadura

passo

paso

incessus

βήμα

modo de andar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡeɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gate

In summary

From Middle English gate (“way”), from Old Norse gata (“road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ. Doublet of gate.