Romp Meaning
/ɹɒmp/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
verb(Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress.
Sentence Examples
My dog likes to romp in the snow.
Tom loves to play and romp with his kids when he gets home from work.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The children love to ____ through the park, laughing and playing tag.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppies began to ____ around the garden, chasing each other and tumbling over the grass.
Word Origin & History
Probably a variant of ramp.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Ronald Koeman collected that prize in the run-up to this game, and then watched his team romp to their biggest victory for nearly a century, inflicting a defeat that Sunderland will struggle to forget."
— 2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian:
"From Crewe, of course, the ten-coach load of 347/370 tons was a laughably easy proposition for the two engines, between them in effect making up Class "11" power, and they fairly romped away with the train."
— 1959 October, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 477:
"This wasn't salacious, romping 'sex', tabloid style"
— 1997, Soundings: A Journal of Politics and Culture:
"Ladbrokes is offering 2-1 odds that contestants WILL romp in the ten-week show."
— 2006, Martin Conboy, quoting The Sun, Tabloid Britain: Constructing a Community Through Language, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 204:
"One young lady who had just romped with an A-List Hollywood star, panicked during my strategic silence and threw in an entirely unexpected line about how he'd enjoyed throttling himself with his tie."
— 2010 May 13, Sharon Marshall, Tabloid Girl, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The children love to ____ through the park, laughing and playing tag.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The puppies began to ____ around the garden, chasing each other and tumbling over the grass.