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Romp
//ɹɑmp// noun, verb, slang
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Noun
- 1 Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy. archaic
"I will venture to affirm, that a girl, whose spirits have not been damped by inactivity, or innocence tainted by false shame, will always be a romp, and the doll will never excite attention unless confinement allows her no alternative."
- 2 gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement wordnet
- 3 A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.
- 4 an easy victory wordnet
- 5 An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.
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- 6 a girl who behaves in a boyish manner wordnet
- 7 A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.
Verb
- 1 To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. intransitive
"When the kids're allowed to romp in the bedroom, they break something."
- 2 win easily wordnet
- 3 (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress. US, transitive
"If I romp down on the gas, it'll do sixty in six seconds."
- 4 play boisterously wordnet
- 5 To make progress or win easily.
"I romped through my finals."
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- 6 run easily and fairly fast wordnet
- 7 To move with little effort relatively quickly.
"We romped along with the wind astern."
- 8 To engage in playful or illicit sex. slang
"This wasn't salacious, romping 'sex', tabloid style"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Probably a variant of ramp.
Etymology 2
Probably a variant of ramp.
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