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romp
What does romp mean?
romp (verb): to play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use romp in a sentence?
- The toddlers romped in the playroom. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce romp?
/ɹɑmp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does romp come from?
Probably a variant of ramp.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of romp?
Words related to romp
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “romp” mean?
to keep in control or possession; to continue having
Not quite: that's what retain means.
to state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition
Not quite: that's what specify means.
to move slowly and quietly in a particular direction
Not quite: that's what creep means.
to play about roughly, energetically or boisterously
Right! That's what “romp” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “romp”?
duck
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sink
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lark
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skip
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