Romp
[rɒmp] or [rɑmp]
Definition
(verb.) win easily; 'romp a race'.
(verb.) run easily and fairly fast.
Inputed by Celia--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play.
(n.) A girl who indulges in boisterous play.
(n.) Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.
Edited by Emily
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rude girl.
v. n. [1]. Leap, spring, bound.[2]. Frolic (rudely), sport, play, romp.
Edited by Georgina
Definition
v.i. to play noisily: to skip about in play.—n. a girl who romps: rude frolic.—adv. Romp′ingly in a romping manner: boisterously: rudely.—adj. Romp′ish fond of romping or noisy play.—adv. Romp′ishly.—n. Romp′ishness.
Typist: Moira
Examples
- After tea and a go-to-bed romp with the little girls, I attacked the big workbasket, and had a quiet evening chatting with my new friend. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Why, Morton or Johnson, the Oxford fliers, could romp round him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- No, I drank champagne and romped and tried to flirt, and was altogether abominable, said Meg self-reproachfully. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- They never romped, they talked but little, they never sang, save in the nightly prayer-meeting. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Both hail Mr. George with acclamations as an old friend and after some kissing and romping plant their stools beside him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The door opened, and a group of little children bounded out, shouting and romping. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In less than five minutes the children were all running about stark naked as they were born, laughing, romping, and playing with each other. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- When will you stop such romping ways? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I must look after Grace, she is romping. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There was a very snug little party, consisting of Maria Lobbs and her cousin Kate, and three or four romping, good-humoured, rosy-cheeked girls. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We don't like romps and flirts, though we may act as if we did sometimes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Of course her approach always galvanized him to new and spasmodic life: the game of romps was sure to be exacted. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Checker: Willa