romp

[ romp ]

/ rɒmp /

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verb (used without object)

to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.

to run or go rapidly and without effort, as in racing.

to win easily.

noun

a lively or boisterous frolic.

a person who romps.

a quick or effortless pace: The work was easy, and he went through it in a romp.

an effortless victory.

Words nearby romp

rommany, rommel, rommel, erwin, romney, romney marsh, romp, romp through, romper, romper room, rompers, rompish

Origin of romp

1700–10; perhaps variant of ramp¹ (v.); compare obsolete ramp rough woman, literally, one who ramps

SYNONYMS FOR romp

1, 4 gambol.

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OTHER WORDS FROM romp

romp·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for romped

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But in Texas, Obama romped to victory, winning about 88 percent of the vote.
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And where voters were more affluent and moderate, Romney romped.
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The result was an election outcome that would make David Axelrod rejoice: "He romped home with 303 electoral votes."
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Here young Prince Henry ran about in his hardy youth, and romped and played pranks on his future subjects.
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"Romped up," said an officer, though I have not seen Tanks romping.
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Up and down the town she romped and scolded, earning the name which Middleton gave her in her green girlhood.
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But the care-free cubs, judging from their tracks, had raced and romped, true to their play nature and to youth.
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Ay, and romped with him and flown with him over sea and earth.
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British Dictionary definitions for romped

romp

/ (rɒmp) /

verb (intr)

to play or run about wildly, boisterously, or joyfully

romp home or romp in to win a race easily

noun

a noisy or boisterous game or prank

an instance of sexual activity between two or more people that is entered into light-heartedly and without emotional commitmentnaked sex romps

Also called: romper archaic a playful or boisterous child, esp a girl

an easy victory

Derived forms of romp

rompish, adjective

Word Origin for romp

C18: probably variant of ramp, from Old French ramper to crawl, climb

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