dictionary definitions for "gait"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  gait
      n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn:
           pace]
      2: a horse's manner of moving
      3: a person's manner of walking

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gait \Gait\, n. [See Gate a way.]
     1. A going; a walk; a march; a way.
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              Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks
              pass.                                 --Shak.
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     2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while
        moving.
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              'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. --Shak.
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