Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, 3rd person singular presenttense romps, present participle romping, past tense, past participle romped
1. verb
Journalists use romp in expressions like romp home, romp in, or romp to victory, to say that a person or horse has won a race or competition very easily.
Mr Foster romped home with 141 votes. [VERB adverb/preposition]
2. verb
When children or animals romp, they play noisily and happily.
Dogs and little children romped happily in the garden. [VERB]
Synonyms: frolic, sport, skip, have fun More Synonyms of romp
3. countable noun
If two people have a romp, they have sex in a light-hearted and very casual way.
4. countable noun
Journalists sometimes refer to sex outside a serious relationship as a romp.
...a riveting, readable romp.
Phrasal verbs:
See romp through
More Synonyms of romp
romp in British English
(rɒmp)
verb(intransitive)
1.
to play or run about wildly, boisterously, or joyfully
2. romp home
noun
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
5. Also called: romper archaic
a playful or boisterous child, esp a girl
6.
an easy victory
Derived forms
rompish (ˈrompish)
adjective
rompishly (ˈrompishly)
adverb
rompishness (ˈrompishness)
noun
Word origin
C18: probably variant of ramp, from Old French ramper to crawl, climb
romp in American English
(rɑmp)
noun
1.
a person who romps, esp. a girl
2.
boisterous, lively play or frolic
3.
a.
an easy, winning gait in a race
to win in a romp
b.
an easy victory
verb intransitive
4.
to play or frolic in a boisterous, lively way
5.
to win with ease in a race, contest, etc.
Word origin
< earlier ramp, vulgar woman, hussy, prob. < ME rampen < OFr ramper: see ramp2
Synonyms of 'romp'
frolic, sport, skip, have fun
frolic, lark, caper
More Synonyms of romp
(verb)
Definition
to play or run about wildly or joyfully
Dogs romped happily in the garden.
Synonyms
frolic
Tourists sunbathe and frolic in the ocean.
sport
skip
She was skipping along the pavement.
have fun
revel
I'm afraid I revelled the night away.
caper
The children were capering about, shouting and laughing.
cavort
children cavorting on the sand
frisk
creatures that grunted and frisked about
gambol
children gambolling in the fields
make merry
Neighbours went out into the streets and made merry together.
rollick
roister
cut capers
(noun)
Definition
a noisy or boisterous game or prank
a romp in the snow and slush
Synonyms
frolic
lark (informal)
The children thought it was a great lark.
caper
Jack would have nothing to do with such childish capers.
idiom
See romp home or in
Additional synonyms
in the sense of caper
Definition
to skip about light-heartedly
The children were capering about, shouting and laughing.
Synonyms
dance,
trip,
spring,
jump,
bound,
leap,
bounce,
hop,
skip,
romp,
frolic,
cavort,
frisk,
gambol
in the sense of caper
Definition
a high-spirited escapade
Jack would have nothing to do with such childish capers.
Synonyms
escapade,
sport,
stunt,
mischief,
lark (informal),
prank,
jest,
dido (informal),
practical joke,
high jinks,
antic,
jape,
shenanigan (informal)
in the sense of cavort
Definition
to skip about
children cavorting on the sand
Synonyms
frolic,
sport,
romp,
caper,
prance,
frisk,
gambol,
caracole
Nearby words of
romp
romance
romantic
Rome
romp
romp home or in
roof
rook
Related terms of
romp
romp home or in
Synonyms of 'romp'
romp
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of frisk
Definition
to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner
creatures that grunted and frisked about
Synonyms
frolic,
play,
sport,
dance,
trip,
jump,
bounce,
hop,
skip,
romp,
caper,
prance,
cavort,
gambol,
rollick,
curvet
in the sense of gambol
Definition
to jump about playfully
children gambolling in the fields
Synonyms
frolic,
jump,
hop,
skip,
romp,
lark,
caper,
prance,
cavort,
frisk,
curvet,
cut a caper
in the sense of lark
Definition
a harmless piece of mischief
The children thought it was a great lark.
Synonyms
prank,
game,
fun,
fling,
romp,
spree,
revel,
mischief,
caper,
frolic,
escapade,
skylark,
gambol,
antic,
jape,
rollick
in the sense of make merry
Definition
to take part in noisy cheerful celebrations or fun
Neighbours went out into the streets and made merry together.
Synonyms
have fun,
celebrate,
revel,
have a good time,
feast,
frolic,
enjoy yourself,
large it (British, slang),
carouse,
make whoopee (informal)
in the sense of revel
Definition
to take part in noisy festivities
I'm afraid I revelled the night away.
Synonyms
celebrate,
rave (British, slang),
carouse,
live it up (informal),
push the boat out (British, informal),
whoop it up (informal, old-fashioned),
make merry,
paint the town red (informal),
large it (British, slang, old-fashioned),
go on a spree,
roister
in the sense of skip
Definition
to move lightly by hopping from one foot to the other