romp

romp

 (rŏmp)

intr.v. romped, romp·ing, romps

1. To play or frolic boisterously.

2. To run or advance in a rapid or easy manner.

3. Slang To win a race or game easily.

n.

1.

a. Lively, merry play; frolic.

b. Lively or frolicsome play that encompasses lovemaking.

2. One, especially a girl, that sports and frolics.

3. A rapid or easy pace.

4. Slang An easy win.

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[Alteration of ramp.]

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romp

(rɒmp)

vb (intr)

1. to play or run about wildly, boisterously, or joyfully

2. (General Sporting Terms) romp home romp in to win a race easily

n

3. a noisy or boisterous game or prank

4. an instance of sexual activity between two or more people that is entered into light-heartedly and without emotional commitment: naked sex romps.

5. archaic Also called: romper a playful or boisterous child, esp a girl

6. (General Sporting Terms) an easy victory

[C18: probably variant of ramp, from Old French ramper to crawl, climb]

ˈrompish adj

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romp

(rɒmp)

v.i.

1. to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner.

2. to move rapidly and effortlessly, as in racing.

3. to win easily.

n.

4. a lively or boisterous frolic.

5. a person who romps.

6. a quick or effortless pace: He fixed it in a romp.

7. an easy victory.

[1700–10; perhaps variant of ramp¹ (v.); compare obsolete ramp a bold woman]

romp′ing•ly, adv.

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romp

Past participle: romped
Gerund: romping

Imperative

romp

romp

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	romp - an easy victory       blowout, runaway, shoo-in, walkaway, laugher triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	romp - a girl who behaves in a boyish manner hoyden, tomboy fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	3.	romp - 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" frolic, gambol, caper, play diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" coquetry, flirtation, flirting, toying, dalliance, flirt - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest foolery, tomfoolery, lunacy, craziness, folly, indulgence - foolish or senseless behavior game - frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games" horseplay - rowdy or boisterous play teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" word play - playing on words or speech sounds
Verb	1.	romp - play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, run around, skylark, cavort, disport, sport play - be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"
	2.	romp - run easily and fairly fast run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"
	3.	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"

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romp

verb

1. frolic, sport, skip, have fun, revel, caper, cavort, frisk, gambol, make merry, rollick, roister, cut capers Dogs romped happily in the garden.

noun

1. frolic, lark (informal), caper a romp in the snow and slush

romp home or in win easily, walk it (informal), win hands down, run away with it, win by a mile (informal) He romped home with 141 votes.

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romp

verb

To leap and skip about playfully:

caper, cavort, dance, frisk, frolic, gambol, rollick.

noun

Slang. An easy victory:

walkaway, walkover.

Informal: runaway.

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Translations

لَعِبٌ صاخِبيَتَقَدَّم بِسُرْعَه وسُهولَهيَلْعَبُ بِصَخَبٍ

dováděníhravě překonatskotačit

drøne igennemtumletumlen

balgenBalgerei

accomplir sans effort

hancúrozáskönnyen leküzdpajkoskodik

ærslærslastfara létt í gegnum

giocare rumorosamentegioco chiassosovincere facilmente

išdykavimaslengvai įveikti

draiskošanāsdraiskotiesdraiskulībaviegli gūt panākumus

basebasingtumle segvilter lek

возитьсяколобродить

hravo prekonaťvyčíňanie

hoplayıp zıplamahoplayıp zıplamakkolayca ilerlemek

嬉戏嬉笑玩闹轻易地取胜

romp

[rɒmp]

A. N → retozo m
to have a romp → retozar
the play was just a romp → la obra era una farsa alegre nada más
to have a romp in the hay → darse un revolcón en el pajar or en la hierba

B. VI → retozar; [lambs etc] → brincar, correr alegremente
she romped through the examination → no tuvo problema alguno para aprobar el examen
to romp home (= win easily) → ganar fácilmente

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romp

[ˈrɒmp]

n

(= boisterous behaviour) → ébats mpl

(humorous) (= sex) → ébats mpl

[film, book] → vaudeville m

(= easy victory) → victoire f dans un fauteuil

vi

(= play) (also romp about) → s'ébattre

to romp home [horse] → arriver dans un fauteuil; [runner, candidate, team] → gagner dans un fauteuil
to romp to victory [horse] → gagner dans un fauteuil; [runner, candidate, team] → gagner dans un fauteuil

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romp

n → Tollerei f; (hum: = sexual intercourse) → Nümmerchen nt (inf); the play was just a romp → das Stück war reiner Klamauk; to have a romp → herumtollen or -toben/ein Nümmerchen machen (inf)

vi

(children, puppies) → herumtollen or -toben; he came romping up to me → er kam auf mich zugetollt

to romp home (= win) → spielend gewinnen; to romp away with the title → den Titel einstecken

to romp through something → mit etw spielend fertig werden, etw mit der linken Hand erledigen

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romp

[rɒmp]

1. n → gioco chiassoso

2. vi (also romp about) (children, puppies) → giocare chiassosamente
she romped through the examination (fig) → ha passato l'esame a occhi chiusi
to romp home (horse) → vincere senza difficoltà, stravincere

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romp

(romp) verb

1. to play in a lively way, especially by running about, jumping etc. The children and their dog were romping about on the grass. baljaar, speel يَلْعَبُ بِصَخَبٍ лудувам brincar skotačit balgen tumle παίζω με κέφι jugar ruidosa y entusiasmadamente, divertirse jugando mürama شادی کردن؛ جست و خیز کردن peuhata jouer bruyamment לְהִשתוֹלֵל उछलकूद करना veseliti se, skakati pajkoskodik bermain lari-larian ærslast giocare はね回る 까불며 뛰놀다 išdykauti draiskoties bermain dengan girang stoeien tumle/boltre seg, base dokazywać خوښی کول، خیزکی وهل brincar a se zbengui шумно играть vyvádzať poskakovati, preganjati se vitlati stoja, leka vilt, tumla om วิ่งเล่น hoplayıp zıplamak 嬉戲 вовтузитися اچھلنا کودنا nô đùa 嬉笑玩闹蹦蹦跳跳

2. to progress quickly and easily. Some people find these problems difficult but he just romps through them. wikkel يَتَقَدَّم بِسُرْعَه وسُهولَه успявам лесно resolver num instante hravě překonat spielend bewältigen drøne igennem αντεπεξέρχομαι με άνεση realizar sin dificultad (lihtsalt) toime tulema به آسانی بردن edetä vaivattomasti accomplir sans effort לְהַצלִיחַ בְּקַלוּת कूद-फाद करना prolaziti könnyen leküzd mengatasi dengan mudah fara létt í gegnum (e-ð) cavarsela 切り抜ける 시원시원하게 달리다 lengvai įveikti viegli gūt panākumus melakukan dengan senang ergens doorheen schieten rase gjennom, gjøre i full fart brać z marszu په آسانی سره وړل resolver num instante a trece uşor peste ceva; a face ceva fără greutate/fluierând делать шутя hravo prekonať igraje opraviti s lakoćom rešavati klara av lekande lätt ประสบความสำเร็จอย่างง่าย ๆ kolayca ilerlemek 輕鬆前進，輕鬆解決 легко обходити تیزی کے ساتھ ترقی کرنا tiến bộ nhanh chóng 轻易地取胜

noun

the act of romping. The children had a romp in the grass. baljaardery لَعِبٌ صاخِب лудория brincadeira dovádění die Balgerei tumlen κεφάτο παιχνίδι retozo müramine جست و خیز temmellys jeux bruyants השתובבות उछलकूद, मजेदार फिल्म कथा पुस्तक razuzdano veselje hancúrozás permainan berlari-larian ærsl trambusto はね回ること 소란한 놀이 išdykavimas draiskulība; draiskošanās melompat kegirangan stoeipartijbasing, vilter lek dokazywanie خیز اوټوپ وهل brincadeira hârjoneală, zbenguială возня vyčíňanie bučna igra nestašluk vild lek, stoj การวิ่งเล่น hoplayıp zıplama 嬉戲 метушня ہڑبونگ sự nô đùa 嬉戏

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