romp1 verbromp2 noun
rompromp1 /rɒmp $ rɑːmp/ verb [intransitive] 
WORD ORIGINromp1
Origin:
1700-1800 ramp ‘to behave threateningly’ (14-19 centuries), from French ramper; ➔ RAMPANTVERB TABLE
romp
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | romp |
| he, she, it | romps | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | romped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have romped |
| he, she, it | has romped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had romped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will romp |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have romped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am romping |
| he, she, it | is romping | |
| you, we, they | are romping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was romping |
| you, we, they | were romping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been romping |
| he, she, it | has been romping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been romping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be romping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been romping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Payne Stewart romped to a nine-stroke win at the Dutch Open.
- Inside, mums and dads drank champagne while kids romped in a room full of slides, bouncy chairs and climbing frames.
- Rodriguez thought they must all look like big, hairless teddy-bears romping over the dunes.
- The Baxters romped to the last four 7 & 6 and meet the Sykes in today's semi-finals.
Longman Language Activatorto win easily
· Everyone expected the Democrats to win easily.win something easily · She won the race easily with seconds to spare.
to win very easily without having any problems: · The Socialists will win hands down if the election is free and fair.· The newer model wins hands down when it comes to speed and capacity.
if a game, competition etc is no contest , one person or team wins so easily that it is impossible for their opponent to win: · In the end it was no contest. New Labour won more votes than even they thought possible.
to win a game or competition very easily, especially because you are much better than your opponents: · United have established a clear lead, and are threatening to run away with the championship.
American to be very likely to easily win an election, competition etc, by having many more points, votes etc than you opponents: · He looked like a shoo-in to win South Carolina's Republican presidential primary.
to win very easily, in a way that impresses people - used especially in news reports: · Olson scored twice as the Rams swept to victory.· Nixon swept to victory by 47 million votes to 29 million.
British informal to win a race or game easily: · No goals were scored in the first half but Spurs romped home in the second, scoring four.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The women’s team romped to a 132–81 win over Ireland.
1[always + adverb/preposition] to play in a noisy way, especially by running, jumping etcromp around/about The women’s team romped to a 132–81 win over Ireland. British English The favourite, Badawi, romped home in the first race.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB The favourite, Badawi, romped home in the first race.· Fulfilling an outstanding fixture at Benllech A, the 1992 title winners romped home with an easy 11-1 victory.· Its strategy was an abject failure on its own terms, for the Gaullists romped home in the June elections.· It seems both Gary Spring and Danielle Sanderson romped home.· Once again it was the Club Secretary Eddie who came to the fore maintaining his good form and romping home a clear winner.
NOUN· As expected, Sue Coxshall romped to an individual victory.· In their two previous clashes with Kenfig, Llanelli romped to a 47-3 victory in 1981 and 33-12 in 1990.
They could hear the children romping around upstairs.2to win a race, competition, election etc very easilyromp to a win/victory The women’s team romped to a 132–81 win over Ireland. In 1906 the Liberal Party romped back to power.romp home British English The favourite, Badawi, romped home in the first race.romp through something phrasal verb British English informal to succeed in doing or finishing something quickly and easilyromp1 verbromp2 noun
rompromp2 noun [countable] 1informal a piece of amusing entertainment which has a lot of exciting scenes: ‘A Royal Scandal’ is an hour-long romp that pokes fun at British royal marriages.2British English informal a period of sexual activity – used humorously, especially in newspapers3when one sports team defeats another one very easily – used in newspapersromp over the Yankees’ 12–1 romp over the Red Sox