tramp
intransitive verb
- to walk with heavy steps
- to step heavily; stamp: to tramp on someone's foot
- to travel about on foot; trudge; hike
- to travel as or like a vagabond, hobo, etc.
transitive verb
- to step on firmly and heavily; trample
- to walk or ramble through
noun
- a person who travels about on foot, esp. one doing odd jobs or begging for a living; hobo; vagrant
- the sound of heavy steps, as of people marching
- the act of tramping; esp., a journey on foot; hike
- a freight ship that has no regular schedule, arranging for cargo, passengers, and ports of call as it goes along
- an iron plate on the sole of a shoe to protect it, to prevent slipping, etc.
- Slang a woman who is sexually promiscuous
See tramp in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trămp)
verb tramped,
tramp·ing,
tramps verb, intransitive- To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge.
a. To travel on foot; hike.
b. To wander about aimlessly.
verb, transitive- To traverse on foot: tramp the fields.
- To tread down; trample: tramp down snow.
nouna. A heavy footfall.
b. The sound produced by heavy walking or marching.
- A walking trip; a hike.
- One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant.
a. A prostitute.
b. A person regarded as promiscuous.
- Nautical A tramp steamer.
- A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground.
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