[syn: frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about]
2. run easily and fairly fast;
3. win easily;
- Example: "romp a race"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Romp \Romp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Romped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Romping.] [A variant of ramp. See Ramp to leap,
Rampallian.]
1. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about
in play.
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2. To go rapidly and without strained effort.
[PJC]
3. To win easily; -- often used with over, in sports games;
as, the Yankees romped over the Boston Red Sox, 10-2.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Romp \Romp\, n.
1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
[1913 Webster]
2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
[1913 Webster]
While romp-loving miss
Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
romp
n 1: an easy victory [syn: runaway, blowout, romp,
laugher, shoo-in, walkaway]
2: a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: tomboy, romp,
hoyden]
3: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: play, frolic,
romp, gambol, caper]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: frolic, lark, rollick,
skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk,
romp, run around, lark about]
2: run easily and fairly fast
3: win easily; "romp a race"