Romp - English meaning

verb

Skip or dance about in a lively or playful way.

Usage examples:

Children were capering about the room

noun

A playful skipping movement.

Usage examples:

She did a little caper or dance

noun

The cooked and pickled flower bud of a prickly southern european shrub, used to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Add capers and olives

verb

Jump or dance around excitedly.

Usage examples:

The players cavorted about the pitch

verb

To dance around, having a noisy good time

Usage examples:

A group of teenagers were cavorting in the park.

verb

(of a horse) perform a series of jumps on the hind legs.

Usage examples:

It took me some time for the a.g. and myself to get rid of the curvetting dogs, prone as they are t…

noun

A graceful or energetic leap.

Usage examples:

He sprang from the ice in a swift, frisky curvet

verb

(of a police officer or other official) pass the hands over (someone) in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.

Usage examples:

He raised his arms to permit the officer to frisk him

noun

An act of frisking someone.

Usage examples:

A frisk search

verb

To use your hands to search someone’s clothes and body for hidden objects or weapons

Usage examples:

I was frisked when we went through security at the airport., the dog ran ahead, frisking in the bru…

verb

Play or move about in a cheerful and lively way.

Usage examples:

Edward frolicked on the sand

noun

A playful and lively movement or activity.

Usage examples:

His injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly

adjective

Cheerful, merry, or playful.

Usage examples:

A thousand forms of frolic life

verb

Run or jump about playfully.

Usage examples:

The mare gambolled towards her

noun

An act of running or jumping about playfully.

Usage examples:

The two of them run off to the woods for a gambol together

verb

To run and jump in a happy way

Usage examples:

Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine.

verb

Engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.

Usage examples:

The children were playing by a pool

noun

Activity engaged in for enjoyment and recreation, especially by children.

Usage examples:

A child at play may use a stick as an aeroplane

verb

Engage in recreational activities rather than work

verb

(of a horse) move with high springy steps.

Usage examples:

The pony was prancing around the paddock

noun

An act or instance of prancing.

Usage examples:

Then we watch him prance (yes, it is a prance, there is no other way to describe it) around the roo…

verb

Act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion.

Usage examples:

A satirical novelist who rollicks through the sleaze of the american psyche

verb

Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.

Usage examples:

She began to skip down the path

noun

A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.

Usage examples:

He moved with a strange, dancing skip

noun

A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.

Usage examples:

I've salvaged a carpet from a skip

noun

An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

Usage examples:

Team sports such as soccer and rugby

verb

Wear or display (a distinctive item).

Usage examples:

He was sporting a huge handlebar moustache

noun

A game, competition, or similar activity, done for enjoyment or as a job, that takes physical effort and skill and is played or done by following particular rules

Usage examples:

[ c ] football, baseball, and basketball are all team sports., [ u ] do you hunt for sport or in or…