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romp

  [romp] ,
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–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.
Origin:
1700–10; perh. var. of ramp 1 (v.); cf. obs. ramp rough woman, lit., one who ramps

Related forms:
romp⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 4. gambol.
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romp   (rŏmp)   
intr.v.   romped, romp·ing, romps

  1. To play or frolic boisterously.

  2. To run or advance in a rapid or easy manner.

  3. Slang To win a race or game easily.

n.  

    1. Lively, merry play; frolic.

    2. Lively or frolicsome play that encompasses lovemaking.

  2. One, especially a girl, that sports and frolics.

  3. A rapid or easy pace.

  4. Slang An easy win.


[Alteration of ramp2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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