romp

noun \ ˈrämp , ˈrȯmp \

Definition of romp

1 :one that romps; especially :a romping girl or woman

2 a :high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play

b :something suggestive of such play: such as

(1) :a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood

(2) :an episode of lovemaking

3 :an easy winning pace; also :runaway 3

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Examples of romp in a Sentence

The dogs love a good romp through the woods.
The game turned into a romp in the second half.
His latest film is a wildly amusing romp.

Recent Examples of romp from the Web

Seven weeks since his romp in the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs, Gun Runner will return to action Saturday in New York.

— jason frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Gun Runner back for Grade I Whitney Stakes," 4 Aug. 2017
Including more foreplay in your bedroom romps can also help to increase your own natural lubricant—and who doesn’t enjoy a little extra foreplay every now and then?

— emily morse, Glamour, "Help! Why Does Having Sex Hurt So Much?," 30 July 2017
Although rats and cats have adversarial relationships outside the terrarium – inside the kittens are the perfect size to have supervised romp and play sessions with the rats.

— saryn chorney, PEOPLE.com, "WATCH: Rats Are Employed as Loving Nannies for Orphan Kittens at New York Cat Cafe," 17 July 2017
That way, no matter the weather, the kids can burn some energy with a romp in the water.

— kristen jordan shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Have kids, will travel. Why you should take your children with you on vacation," 16 July 2017
Filming on location in Tuscany, cinematographer Quyen Tran lends a steady glow and a pretty sheen to the images, though the camera's dreamy slow zooms recall an average Italian soft-core romp of the '70s.

— michael phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'The Little Hours' review: 14th century sex comedy finds nuns on the run, in pursuit of a Franco," 12 July 2017
Sexual romps are as commonplace as first-class business trips to New Orleans and the Caribbean.

— tanisha c. ford, The Root, "Boomerang at 25 Isn’t Just a ’90s Eddie Murphy Flick, It’s a World We Want to Live In," 5 July 2017
A blond-haired, blue-eyed, cartoonish young male in the style of Mr. Monopoly (nee Rich Uncle Pennybags), Vault Boy emblematizes character stats, chance actions and otherwise dull math in Bethesda's post-apocalyptic roleplaying romps.

— SI.com, "The 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters of All Time," 4 July 2017
A blond-haired, blue-eyed, cartoonish young male in the style of Mr. Monopoly (nee Rich Uncle Pennybags), Vault Boy emblematizes character stats, chance actions and otherwise dull math in Bethesda's post-apocalyptic roleplaying romps.

— lisa eadicicco, Time, "The 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters," 30 June 2017

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