Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lope \Lope\, imp.
   of {Leap}. [Obs.]

         And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.

Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.]
   1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] ``He that lopes on the
      ropes.'' --Middleton.

   2. To move with a lope, as a horse. [U.S.]

Lope \Lope\, n.
   1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.]

   2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.
      [U.S.]

            The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal
            lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy
            as the motions of a crade.            --T. B.
                                                  Thorpe.

Source : WordNet®

lope
     n 1: a slow pace of running [syn: {jog}, {trot}]
     2: a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {canter}]
     v : run easily