To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
When the kids're allowed to romp in the bedroom, they break something.
Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress.
If I romp down on the gas, it'll do sixty in six seconds.
Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy.
I will venture to affirm, that a girl, whose spirits have not been damped by inactivity, or innocence tainted by false shame, will always be a romp, and the doll will never excite attention unless confinement allows her no alternative.
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.
Probably a variant of ramp.
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An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.