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gait
/ ɡeɪt /
noun
- manner of walking or running; bearing
- (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
verb
- tr to teach (a horse) a particular gait
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of gait1
Example Sentences
This is because it would take more energy not to change gait.
With golden eyes, velvet voice and smooth gait, Pierre is like a puma prowling across the screen, but ultimately his character’s temperament is much more like a rattlesnake — coiled and ready to strike when threatened.
Also known as water bears and moss piglets, tardigrades sport blobby physiques, lumbering gaits and perfectly circular mouths stuck in the middle of their otherwise-featureless faces.
Currently, people with Parkinson's are treated with dopamine replacement therapy after they have already developed symptoms, such as tremor, slowness of movement and gait, and memory problems.
While it’s clear Mr. Biden has physically slowed and his gait stiffened in recent years, his doctor in February called him “fit for duty.”
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More About Gait
What does gait mean?
Gait means the way a person or animal walks or runs.
Gait is often used in the context of horses and show dogs when analyzing how they walk, trot, and run. The human gait is studied in medicine and in sports like running. Gait can also be used as a verb meaning to teach a horse a particular gait.
Example: You can tell that his gait is affected by a limp.
Where does gait come from?
The first records of gait in English come from the early 1500s. It comes from Scots, which is English as spoken in Scotland. Gait is a spelling variant of gate, which in Scotland can be used to mean “a path” or “a way of behaving.”
Horses don’t just walk and run. They trot, canter, gallop, and move in a way called a rack (which means they move the legs on one side of their body and then the other). Each of these is a different gait. At dog shows, dogs are judged on their gait, which depending on the breed is often a kind of regal prancing.
You have a gait, and it’s different from everyone else’s. In fact, the field of biometrics is developing ways to measure a person’s gait as a unique identifier, like a fingerprint. In medicine, an unsteady or wide gait can be a marker of a neurological condition. Patients who’ve had a procedure like a hip replacement may need therapy to return their gait to normal. Competitive runners often work to make sure they don’t use an improper gait, which can lead to painful conditions.
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How is gait used in real life?
Gait is commonly used in the analysis of how horses and dogs walk and run. Humans’ gait is important to the sport of running as well as in some medical contexts.
Today in 1878, Eadweard Muybridge took photos analyzing a horse's galloping gait. Foundation of motion pictures. pic.twitter.com/ykbrSuHEI6
— Charles Bergquist (@cbquist) June 15, 2015
When your stride is so bad it's painful. A look at how a runner's gait can cause injury: http://t.co/2O7Iv61lzx pic.twitter.com/XUr9vuUAEC
— Stefanie Ilgenfritz (@stefaniei) September 23, 2014
Thanks for coming to my stream! I sketched my characters running.
I enjoy how different gaits can give so much context to characters pic.twitter.com/tjeD6vJHHo— Juby 쥬비 🎻(･ิω･ิ ) (@CutTimeComic) October 3, 2017
Try using gait!
Is gait used correctly in the following sentence?
Make sure you don’t have too wide of a gait when running—you may hurt your knee.
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