поскака́ть

rare #14388

verbperfective

1.
to gallop off, to gallop away, to ride off at a gallop
Вса́дник поскака́л к дере́вне.
The rider galloped off toward the village.
Perfective; of a horse or its rider, marking the start of the galloping or a short spell of it.
2.
to hop (for a while), to jump about, to skip along
Де́вочка поскака́ла на одно́й ноге́.
The girl hopped along on one leg.
Perfective; of a person or animal moving in hops.

Examples

Заседлавший коня всадник поскакал в степь.
The rider, having saddled his horse, galloped off into the steppe.
Лошадь поскакала быстрее по дороге.
The horse galloped faster along the road.
Он поскакал вскачь, не оглядываясь назад.
He galloped off without looking back.
Он поскакал вслед за друзьями на коне.
He galloped after his friends on horseback.
Одино́кий рейнджер сел на своего́ коня́ и поскака́л на за́пад.
The Lone Ranger got on his horse and rode off into the sunset.
Всадник поскакал через поле к лесу.
The rider galloped across the field toward the forest.
Он ударил коня камчой и поскакал вперёд.
He struck the horse with the whip and galloped forward.
Казаки поскакали намётом через поле
The Cossacks galloped across the field.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	поскачи́
вы	поскачи́те

Active present	-
Active past	поскака́вший	having galloped off, having jumped off, having set off at a gallop
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	поскака́в поскакавши	while doing (past)