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romp (rämp)

noun

  1. a person who romps, esp. a girl
  2. Etymology: < rompthe

    boisterous, lively play or frolic
    1. an easy, winning gait in a race to win in a romp
    2. an easy victory

Etymology: < earlier ramp, vulgar woman, hussy, prob. < ME rampen < OFr ramper: see ramp

intransitive verb

  1. to play or frolic in a boisterous, lively way
  2. to win with ease in a race, contest, etc.

romp Synonyms

romp

n.

frolic, play, gambol, caper, frisk, dance, skip, hop, rollicking, cavorting, sport.

romp Synonyms

romp

v.

gambol, celebrate, frolic; see play 1, 2.

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.

Browse dictionary entries near romp

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