'Gait' definitions:
Definition of 'gait'
(from WordNet)
noun
The rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: pace, gait]
noun
A horse's manner of moving
noun
A person's manner of walking
Definition of 'Gait'
From: GCIDE
- Gait \Gait\, n. [See Gate a way.]
- 1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. [1913 Webster]
- Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks pass. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. [1913 Webster]
- 'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gait'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amble,
- bat,
- career,
- celerity,
- clip,
- drag,
- droop,
- flounce,
- gallop,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- jog,
- lick,
- limp,
- lock step,
- lurch,
- mince,
- mincing steps,
- pace,
- paddle,
- piaffer,
- prance,
- progress,
- quickness,
- rack,
- rapidity,
- rate,
- roll,
- saunter,
- scuttle,
- shamble,
- shuffle,
- sidle,
- single-foot,
- slink,
- slither,
- slouch,
- slowness,
- stagger,
- stalk,
- step,
- stride,
- stroll,
- strolling gait,
- strut,
- swagger,
- swiftness,
- swing,
- toddle,
- totter,
- travel,
- tread,
- trot,
- velocity,
- waddle,
- walk