单词 | romp |
释义 | romp (once / 1862 pages) 1vn 2vn 3n To romp is to play or cavort. On a busy day at a playground, you can watch happy kids romp. When you romp, you don't entertain yourself quietly, but instead run around laughing or otherwise frolic with energy and enthusiasm. You can also call a wonderful, fun activity a romp: "Her party was a total romp!" The verb romp probably comes from the now-obsolete ramp, "to climb" (for a human), or "to stand on hind legs" (for an animal). WORD FAMILYromp: romped, romper, romping, romps+/romper: rompers USAGE EXAMPLESSome livestock fares poorly, though other domesticated animals romp happily into the wild. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Greater than UCLA, which romped to 10 national titles in Wooden’s final 12 seasons. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) They dominated in just about every way in a 41-21 romp. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1v play boisterously The toddlers romped in the playroom Syn|Hyper cavort, disport, frisk, frolic, gambol, lark, lark about, rollick, run around, skylark, sport play be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children 2n gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper caper, frolic, gambol, play coquetry, dalliance, flirt, flirtation, flirting, toying playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest craziness, folly, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfooleryfoolish or senseless behavior gamefrivolous or trifling behavior horseplayrowdy or boisterous play teasingplayful vexation word playplaying on words or speech sounds meshugaas, mishegaas, mishegoss(Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, japery, prankacting like a clown or buffoon diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 1v win easily romp a race Hyper win be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious 2v run easily and fairly fast Hyper run move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time 3n an easy victory 3Syn|Hyper blowout, laugher, runaway, shoo-in, walkaway triumph, victory a successful ending of a struggle or contest n a girl who behaves in a boyish manner Syn|Hyper hoyden, tomboy fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman a young woman |
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