romp

[romp]

See more synonyms for romp on Thesaurus.com

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.

Origin of romp

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

Related formsromp·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms for romp

See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com

1, 4. gambol.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for romped

frolic, cavort, gambol, prance, caper, play, skip, revel, frisk, lark, roister, sport, celebrate, skylark

Examples from the Web for romped

Contemporary Examples of romped

Republican Jody Hice romped home in a safe rural Georgia congressional district last night.
Meet the New Bachmanns
Ben Jacobs
November 5, 2014
In two suburban swing counties in New York, unknown Republicans romped over longtime Democratic officeholders.
What Tuesday’s Election Returns Mean for 2016
David Freedlander
November 6, 2013
But in Texas, Obama romped to victory, winning about 88 percent of the vote.
Mitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination & More Texas Primary Results
Ben Jacobs
May 30, 2012
And where voters were more affluent and moderate, Romney romped.
Paul Begala: Mitt Romney Wins Now, Loses Later
Paul Begala
April 4, 2012
The result was an election outcome that would make David Axelrod rejoice: "He romped home with 303 electoral votes."
7 Great Takes on Obama’s Job Speech
The Daily Beast
September 10, 2011

Historical Examples of romped

He got other boys to do his exercises for him, while he romped and scrambled about.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
You forget I was but a bairn when we romped in the hay-dash.
John Splendid
Neil Munro
Canterbury, having cheered the victor wholeheartedly, romped home.
Left End Edwards
Ralph Henry Barbour
They romped, like boys playing leap-frog or follow-my-leader.
Left End Edwards
Ralph Henry Barbour
Nan had romped and played in and about the cottage all her life.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp
Annie Roe Carr

British Dictionary definitions for romped

romp

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 Formsrompish, adjective

Word Origin for romp

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for romped

romp

1709, "to play, sport, frolic;" 1734, "piece of lively play;" perhaps a variant of ramp (v.); but cf. romp (n.). Meaning "to win (a contest) with great ease" first attested 1888. Related: Romped; romping.

romp

1734, "piece of lively play," from romp (v.). From 1706 as "a wanton girl" (probably a variant of ramp (n.2)).