romp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an easy victory
    laugher; blowout; runaway; walkaway; shoo-in.
  2. noun a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
    tomboy; hoyden.
  3. noun gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
    caper; play; frolic; gambol.
    • it was all done in play
    • their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly
  4. verb play boisterously
    disport; rollick; cavort; run around; skylark; sport; frisk; lark; lark about; frolic; gambol.
    • The children frolicked in the garden
    • the gamboling lambs in the meadows
    • The toddlers romped in the playroom
  5. verb run easily and fairly fast
  6. verb win easily
    • romp a race

WordNet

Romp intransitive verb
Etymology
A variant of ramp. See Ramp to leap, Rampallian.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Romped ; present participle & verbal noun Romping
Definitions
  1. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
Romp noun
Definitions
  1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
  2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
    While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson.

Webster 1913