Definition of romp Romp

/ɹɑˈmp/ - [ramp] - romp

We found 14 definitions of romp from 5 different sources.

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What does romp mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

romps, romping, romped  

romp - win easily; "romp a race"
  win be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
romp - run easily and fairly fast
  run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
romp - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
  frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, run around, lark about
  play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • romp (Noun)
    A period of boisterous play, a frolic.
  • romp (Noun)
    A bout of playful or boisterous sex.
  • romp (Noun)
    A girl who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy.
  • romp (Verb)
    To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
  • romp (Verb)
    To win easily.
  • romp (Verb)
    To engage in playful or boisterous sex.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • romp (v. i.)
    To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
  • romp (n.)
    A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
  • romp (n.)
    Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • 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. See HOYDEN.

Part of speech

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  • romp, verb, present, 1st person singular of romp (infinitive).
  • romp, verb (infinitive).
  • romp, noun, singular of romps.

Pronunciation

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romp in sign language
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