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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;
- Example: "it was all done in play"
- Example: "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
[syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper]


VERB (3)

1. play boisterously;
- Example: "The children frolicked in the garden"
- Example: "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"
- Example: "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;
- 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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"