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romp
[romp]
,–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner. |
| 2. | to run or go rapidly and without effort, as in racing. |
| 3. | to win easily. |
–noun
| 4. | a lively or boisterous frolic. |
| 5. | a person who romps. |
| 6. | a quick or effortless pace: The work was easy, and he went through it in a romp. |
| 7. | an effortless victory. |
Related forms:
romp⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1, 4. gambol.
1, 4. gambol.
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Romp
Romp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romped; p. pr. & vb. n. Romping.] [A variant of ramp. See Ramp to leap, Rampallian.] To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.Romp
Romp\, n. 1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play. 2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport. While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : romp
Spanish:
jugar ruidosa y entusiasmadamente, divertirse jugando,
German:
balgen,
Japanese:
はね回る
romp (v.)
1709, perhaps a variant of ramp (v.) (see rampage). Meaning "to win (a contest) with great ease" first attested 1888. Rompers "small children's overalls" first recorded 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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