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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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