4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Romp \Romp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Romped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Romping}.] [A variant of ramp. See {Ramp} to leap, {Rampallian}.] 1. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about in play. [1913 Webster] 2. To go rapidly and without strained effort. [PJC] 3. To win easily; -- often used with over, in sports games; as, the Yankees romped over the Boston Red Sox, 10-2. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Romp \Romp\, n. 1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play. [1913 Webster] 2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport. [1913 Webster] While romp-loving miss Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: romp n 1: an easy victory [syn: {runaway}, {blowout}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}] 2: a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy}, {hoyden}] 3: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic}, {gambol}, {caper}] v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {run around}, {lark about}] 2: run easily and fairly fast 3: win easily; "romp a race" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 108 Moby Thesaurus words for "romp": amazon, androgyne, antic, babe, baby, beam, bob, bounce, broad, butch, cakewalk, caper, capriole, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, chick, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, colleen, curvet, cut a dido, cut capers, cut up, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, dance, delight, demoiselle, dido, disport, doll, dyke, exult, filly, flounce, fool around, frail, frisk, frolic, gal, gambado, gambol, girl, girlie, glory, glow, heifer, horse around, hoyden, jeune fille, jill, joy, jubilate, jump about, junior miss, lass, lassie, laugh, lesbian, lilt, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, missy, nymphet, piece, play, prance, radiate cheer, ramp, rejoice, revel, rollick, rout, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, sing, skip, skip for joy, skirt, slip, smile, sparkle, sport, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, teenybopper, tomato, tomboy, trip, virago, virgin, walkaway, walkover, wench, whistle, young creature, young thing
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