intransitive verb

1. 1. to walk with heavy steps
   2. to step heavily; stamp to tramp on someone's foot
2. 1. to travel about on foot; trudge; hike
   2. to travel as or like a vagabond, hobo, etc.

Etymology: ME trampen < or akin to LowG trampen, to trample < nasalized form of the base in trap

transitive verb

1. to step on firmly and heavily; trample
2. to walk or ramble through

noun

1. a person who travels about on foot, esp. one doing odd jobs or begging for a living; hobo; vagrant
2. the sound of heavy steps, as of people marching
3. the act of tramping; esp., a journey on foot; hike
4. a freight ship that has no regular schedule, arranging for cargo, passengers, and ports of call as it goes along
5. an iron plate on the sole of a shoe to protect it, to prevent slipping, etc.
6. Slang a woman who is sexually promiscuous