v. & n.
v.intr. 1 play about roughly and energetically. 2 (foll. by along, past, etc.) colloq. proceed without effort.
n. a spell of romping or boisterous play. romp in (or home) colloq. finish as the easy winner. rompingly adv. rompy adj. (rompier, rompiest).
[ perh. var. of RAMP(1) ]