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romp /rɒmp /verb [no object]1(Especially of a child or animal) play roughly and energetically: the noisy pack of children romped around the gardens...- With all these demands on her time, plus kids and a dog romping through the yard, how does Stacie keep her garden beautiful enough to turn heads?
- The adults can enjoy their feasting, drinking, the beach and sun while the children romp in the waters within eyesight.
- We see herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains, elephants romping in the distance, and breathtaking shots of mountains and valleys.
Synonyms play, frolic, frisk, gambol, jump about/around, spring about/around, bound about/around, skip, prance, caper, sport, cavort rare rollick, curvet 1.1 [with adverbial] informal Proceed without effort to achieve something: Newcastle romped to victory a 33-1 ‘no-hoper’ romped home...- The odds are that, whoever romps home to victory, there'll be plenty of laughs along the way.
- In the second leg of the double header, Workers romped home for a 22-0 win.
- When I told an acquaintance about a ten to one shot that romped home later in the day, I had no idea how much, if anything, that tip was ultimately worth to him.
Synonyms sweep, sail, coast; win easily, win hands down, run away with it informal win by a mile, walk it 1.2 informal Engage in sexual activity, especially illicitly: a colleague stumbled on the couple romping in an office...- He romped with just about every starlet on the scene, making a name for himself as a stud who brought out the best in his partners.
- As far back as the Napoleonic Wars era, queers from London would leave their closeted lives to romp with the legions of soldiers billeted here.
- His daughter has been caught on video romping with her latest lover on the stairs of a London nightclub..
noun1A spell of rough, energetic play: a romp in the snow...- I quickly changed out of the white gown, and hung it up to dry, for it was partially damp due to my romp through the snow.
- It's daughter Caroline's third birthday and a proud and happy little girl turns church-going into a gleeful romp.
1.1A light-hearted film or other work: an enjoyably gross sci-fi romp...- Hodges found the production chaotic but managed to ‘let go’, producing a lavish and enjoyable comic sci-fi romp.
- In all actuality, this film is a light-hearted action romp that has its tongue firmly planted in its cheek.
- The elements are present for a really good sci-fi cinematic romp but unfortunately the movie's screenplay holds the film back from achieving great things.
1.2 informal An easy victory: their UEFA Cup romp against the Luxembourg part-timers...- Brock scored four more goals in the third period to cap off the romp with three of those coming in the last five minutes of the game.
- But England will take what they can from a 12-try romp against the hapless Canadians.
- Vale of Lune made club history with a six try romp at Morley at the weekend.
1.3 informal A spell of sexual activity, especially an illicit one: three-in-a-bed sex romps...- As a homosexual, I would also be disapproving of promiscuous, illicit bathroom romps, simply because of the moral code by which I live.
- The songwriter's lyrics are peppered with references to vampires, premonitions, smoke and mirrors, no strings attached sexual romps and Elvis rising from the dead.
- The image does look as if these texts describe a harmless aristocratic sexual romp.
DerivativesOriginEarly 18th century: perhaps an alteration of ramp. Rhymeschomp, clomp, comp, pomp, stomp, swamp, tromp, whomp, yomp |