romp
1. an easy victory (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
runaway, blowout, laugher, shoo-in, walkaway
• Hypernyms:
victory, triumph
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
caper (for: caper), gambol (for: gambol), frolic (for: frolic), play (for: play)
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance,
toying, folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy,
indulgence, game, horseplay, teasing, word play
3. a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
• Syn:
tomboy, hoyden
• Hypernyms:
girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
1. play boisterously (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
romper, gambol (for: gambol), sport (for: sport), lark (for: lark), frolic (for: frolic)
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
2. run easily and fairly fast
• Derivationally related forms:
romper
• Hypernyms:
run
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. win easily
- romp a race
• Hypernyms:
win
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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