noun
- A smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop.
- synonyms: lope
verb
- Ride at a canter.
- usage: "The men cantered away"
- Go at a canter, of horses.
- Ride at a cantering pace.
- usage: "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
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