romp

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A pair of puppies came frisking out ready for a romp, and an old Maltese cat, stretched out in the sun, stood up and arched its back at his approach.

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  1. intransitive verb To play or frolic boisterously.
  2. intransitive verb To run or advance in a rapid or easy manner.
  3. intransitive verb Slang To win a race or game easily.

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  • She must have seen that they could not call out to her to “come and play!” that however shy she might feel, she must propose the game, or the romp, as later she had to propose marriage. —  Queen Victoria, Her Girlhood And Womanhood
  • Nor is it simply a question of this book being a light hearted romp, a route it could so easily have taken. —  BlackStaticHorrorMagazine#3
  • It is the type of book that is commonly called a lark or a romp, and if it weren't for the actual profession the various protagonists aspire to, there would be something almost Eddingsesque in their dialogue -- a lightness and a wit and a flitting charm. —  F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 06 - December 1996
  • Rudy Rucker's Post-singular is definitely a romp, a breezy and playful psychedelic adventure through California and the multiverse, replete with talk-ing cephalopods, nanotechnology swarms, geek speak and hipster slang ... and a generous side serving of human interest. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#215
  • It was a glorious romp, a celebration of their union. —  SexyBeastIV
 

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

hilarity ·  revel ·  frolic ·  prank ·  gayety ·  banter ·  horseplay ·  antics ·  stroll ·  diversion ·  guffaw ·  waltz

Used in the same contextWord Family

romp:   romps ·  romped ·  romping
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Alteration of ramp2.

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  1. from Middle English rompen; a variant of ramp: see ramp, v.
  2. A variant of ramp: see ramp, n., romp, v.
 

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