gait
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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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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
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| Noun | 1. |  gait - the rate of moving (especially walking or running)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 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 flounce - the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions 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 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
askellajiastuntakäynti
járásmód
göngulag
gaita
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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
(geit) noun (plural rare) the way in which a person or animal walks. the old man's shuffling gait.
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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 caminarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.