lope vs gait

lope and gait both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lope	Yes	No	Yes	No
gait	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gait is a hypernym of lope; that is, gait is a word with a broader meaning than lope:

lope (noun)	gait (noun)
a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop	a person's manner of walking
a slow pace of running	a horse's manner of moving
	the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

lope (verb)	gait (verb)
run easily