romp
romp
Definition
romp (rämp)
noun
- a person who romps, esp. a girl
Etymology: < rompthe
boisterous, lively play or frolic- an easy, winning gait in a race to win in a romp
- an easy victory
Etymology: < earlier ramp, vulgar woman, hussy, prob. < ME rampen < OFr ramper: see ramp
intransitive verb
- to play or frolic in a boisterous, lively way
- to win with ease in a race, contest, etc.
romp
Synonyms
romp
n.
romp
Synonyms
romp
Usage Examples
Object
- home: His ' Contract with America ' allowed him to romp home in a record election victory at the end of last year.
Converse of object
- enjoy: Producers, The Mel Brooks's musical enjoys a West End romp.
Preposition: into
- lead: No-one was able to budge it and Thurso romped into a 16-5 lead.
Adjective modifier
- bawdy: He turned down an opportunity to play the lead in Lawrence of Arabia, and chose instead the bawdy romp Tom Jones.
- light-hearted: After all the show is not in any way meant to be totally suggestive; it's just a light-hearted rude romp.
- jolly: On the surface the song seems to be just a jolly romp about Richard Nixon loosing a presidential election to the Kennedy clan.
- joyous: Peter Quilter's new comedy is a hoot and a holler and a joyous romp from start to finish.
- enjoyable: It's an enjoyable romp, with some well crafted comic moments.
- hilarious: A delightful and hilarious romp for kids and adults alike!
Modifies a noun
- home: Then within the first few runs for the new owner, the horse romps home at a big price.
Modifying Another Word
- away: It's been good growing weather recently, things are romping away in the garden.
- ahead: Profits are expected to romp ahead from last year's £ 177,000.
- easily: After Jason Crump had easily romped to victory in heat six, a lengthy delay and extensive track work followed.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- around: They also have enjoy romping around in the 44 foot play area which we purpose built for them all.
- along: Generally technique is well handled and you romp along well.
Noun used with modifier
- sci-fi: The Tomorrow People: Secret Weapon - Thames TV's 70's sci-fi romp continues it DVD releases.
- sex: Steve Dean's " Wayland Snowball " , sci-fi sex romp will be launched at the FantasyCon.
- adventure: Riding high on the acclaim generated by previous outings, Rare plowed straight into 1998 with 3D adventure romp Banjo-Kazooie.
- fun: The bottom line: this was a fun romp.
- action: However, it's arguably the finest action romp of the decade.
