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1 romp
1. intransitive verb1) [herum]tollen2. nounromp home or in — spielend gewinnen
Tollerei, diehave a romp — [herum]tollen
* * *[romp] 1. verb1) (to play in a lively way, especially by running about, jumping etc: The children and their dog were romping about on the grass.) balgen2) (to progress quickly and easily: Some people find these problems difficult but he just romps through them.) spielend bewältigen2. noun(the act of romping: The children had a romp in the grass.) die Balgerei* * *[rɒmp, AM rɑ:mp]I. vi▪ to \romp around [or about] herumtollendon't worry, you'll \romp through! keine Sorge, du schaffst das schon!to \romp home [or in] [or to victory] BRIT SPORT spielend gewinnenII. nsex \romp Sexspiel[chen] nt meist pej* * *[rɒmp]1. nTollerei f; (hum = sexual intercourse) Nümmerchen nt (inf)the play was just a romp — das Stück war reiner Klamauk
to have a romp — herumtollen or -toben/ein Nümmerchen machen (inf)
2. vi1) (children, puppies) herumtollen or -tobenhe came romping up to me — er kam auf mich zugetollt
2)to romp away with the title — den Titel einstecken
3)to romp through sth — mit etw spielend fertig werden, etw mit der linken Hand erledigen
* * *A v/iromp through fig spielend durchkommen;romp through an examination eine Prüfung mit links bestehen umg2. rasen, (dahin)flitzen:romp away davonziehen (Rennpferd etc);with mit)B s1. obs Wildfang m, Range f2. Tollen n, Toben n, Balgerei f:have a romp → A 13. umg Techtelmechtel n, Geschmuse n* * *1. intransitive verb1) [herum]tollen2) (coll.): (win, succeed, etc. easily)2. nounromp home or in — spielend gewinnen
Tollerei, diehave a romp — [herum]tollen
* * *n.Range -n f. v.tollen v. -
2 romp
[rɒmp, Am rɑ:mp] vito \romp through sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden, etw mit links machen;don't worry, you'll \romp through! keine Sorge, du schaffst das schon!;
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romp home victory — romp home/to victory idiom to easily win a race or competition • Their horse romped home in the 2 o clock race. • The Dutch team romped to a 5–1 victory over Celtic. see roar, romp, sweep, etc. to victory at ↑ … Useful english dictionary
romp to victory — romp home/to victory/mainly journalism phrase to win something such as a race or competition very easily Thesaurus: to win a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: romp … Useful english dictionary
romp — [[t]rɒ̱mp[/t]] romps, romping, romped 1) VERB Journalists use romp in expressions like romp home, romp in, or romp to victory, to say that a person or horse has won a race or competition very easily. [V adv/prep] Mr Foster romped home with 141… … English dictionary
romp´er — romp «romp», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to play in a rough, boisterous way; rush, tumble, and punch in play: »boys and girls romping together and running after one another (Samuel Butler). 2. a) to run or go rapidly and with little effort, as in racing … Useful english dictionary
romp home — To win easily • • • Main Entry: ↑romp * * * romp home/to victory/mainly journalism phrase to win something such as a race or competition very easily Thesaurus: to win a game, competition or argumentsy … Useful english dictionary
romp — [rämp] n. [< earlier ramp, vulgar woman, hussy, prob. < ME rampen < OFr ramper: see RAMP2] 1. a person who romps, esp. a girl 2. [< ROMP the vi.] boisterous, lively play or frolic 3. a) an easy, winnin … English World dictionary
romp — ► VERB 1) play about roughly and energetically. 2) informal achieve something easily. 3) (romp home/in) informal finish as the easy winner of a race or other contest. 4) informal engage in sexual activity. ► NOUN 1) a spell of romping … English terms dictionary
romp — I UK [rɒmp] / US [rɑmp] verb [intransitive] Word forms romp : present tense I/you/we/they romp he/she/it romps present participle romping past tense romped past participle romped if children or animals romp, they play or move around in a lively… … English dictionary
romp — romp1 [ ramp ] verb intransitive if children or animals romp, they play or move around in a lively and often noisy way romp home/to victory MAINLY JOURNALISM to win something such as a race or competition very easily romp ,through phrasal verb… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
romp — romp1 [rɔmp US ra:mp] v [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: ramp [i] to behave threateningly (14 19 centuries), from French ramper; RAMPANT] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to play in a noisy way, especially by running, jumping etc romp around/about ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
victory — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, famous, glorious, great, historic, huge, impressive, major, notable, outstanding (esp. BrE), remar … Collocations dictionary