Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To play or frolic boisterously.
- intransitive verb To run or advance in a rapid or easy manner.
- intransitive verb Slang To win a race or game easily.
- noun Lively, merry play; frolic.
- noun Lively or frolicsome play that encompasses lovemaking.
- noun One, especially a girl, that sports and frolics.
- noun A rapid or easy pace.
- noun Slang An easy win.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In racing, an easy, unforced pace.
- In racing, to run easily, as if in a frolic; run without effort; hence, to accomplish something with apparently little effort.
- To play rudely and boisterously; leap and frisk about in play.
- noun A rude girl who indulges in boisterous play.
- noun Rude play or frolic: as, a game of romps.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
- intransitive verb To go rapidly and without strained effort.
- intransitive verb To win easily; -- often used with over, in sports games
- noun A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
- noun Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
- verb transitive (US) (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress.
- verb To win easily.
- verb slang To engage in
playful orboisterous sex. - noun A period of
boisterous play, afrolic . - noun slang A bout of playful or boisterous sex.
- noun archaic A
girl who indulges in boisterous play; atomboy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
- noun an easy victory
- verb run easily and fairly fast
- verb win easily
- verb play boisterously
- noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A Palin romp through early Republican primaries coupled with enduring unpopularity for President Obama, Heilemann believes, would also give rise to an "Isn't there anyone else out there who can save us?"
The improbable President Palin scenario Jonathan Capehart 2010
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The alpha and omega of giantess films: This sci-fi teen romp is about a pack of out-of-town joyriding teens led by Beau Bridges (!) that wind up in a small town after crashing their car in a rain storm.
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This fish-out-of-water romp is just the thing to cure those grey, February doldrums!!
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USATODAY. com - Packer, CBS change game plan in romp, come through
USATODAY.com - Packer, CBS change game plan in romp, come through 2004
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Packer, CBS change game plan in romp, come through
USATODAY.com - Packer, CBS change game plan in romp, come through 2004
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North Carolina lives up to hype with title romp by Mark Kriegel
FOXSports.com News 2009
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North Carolina had lofty expectations to meet this season, but Monday's title romp showed it could live up to them, Mark Kriegel
FOXSports.com News 2009
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North Carolina had lofty expectations to meet this season, but Monday's title romp showed it could live up to them, Mark Kriegel
FOXSports.com News 2009
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North Carolina had lofty expectations to meet this season, but Monday's title romp showed it could live up to them, Mark Kriegel
FOXSports.com News 2009
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North Carolina had lofty expectations to meet this season, but Monday's title romp showed it could live up to them, Mark Kriegel
FOXSports.com News 2009
skipvia commented on the word romp
A group of river otters
November 16, 2007
goatboy commented on the word romp
According to the tabloid newspapers, no one famous ever has sex. The have sex romps.
February 5, 2008
yarb commented on the word romp
A sex romp really is the acme of eroticism.
February 5, 2008
minerva commented on the word romp
See also romping bout. (Does not apply to river otters.)
February 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word romp
"A forward wanton girl, a tomrig. Grey, in his notes to Shakespeare, derives it from arompo, an animal found in South Guinea, that is a man eater."
- Francis Grose, 'The Vulgar Tongue'.
September 12, 2008