romp home
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To win easily, especially in a race.
Example Sentences
- "The hour soon passed, and Charteris, having first seen the Oldest Inhabitant's nevvy romp home in the egg and spoon event, took himself off to the dressing-tent, and began to get into his running clothes."
- "He’s a willing little beast, and not unlikely to romp home in the lead. I’d bet on him myself, except that I’m so damnably unlucky that it really wouldn’t be fair to you, Vane. I never back a horse but what he falls."