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Tramp Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Tramp? [n] a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure [n] a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule [n] a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots" [n] a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [n] a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [n] a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums" [v] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next" [v] cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks" [v] travel on on foot, esp. on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado" [v] walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin" D.H. Lawrence Synonyms \| Synonyms for Tramp: bum \| cast \| drift \| footslog \| hike \| hiker \| hobo \| pad \| plod \| ramble \| range \| roam \| rove \| slog \| stray \| swan \| swinger \| tramp steamer \| tramper \| trudge \| vagabond \| wander Related Terms \| Find terms related to Tramp: See Also \| backpacker \| cover \| cross \| cut across \| cut through \| debauchee \| dosser \| drifter \| floater \| footer \| footfall \| footstep \| gad \| gallivant \| get across \| get over \| go \| hike \| jazz around \| libertine \| locomote \| maunder \| move \| packer \| pass over \| pedestrian \| rounder \| slop \| slosh \| splash \| splosh \| squelch \| squish \| steamer \| steamship \| step \| street person \| track \| travel \| traverse \| trudge \| vagrant \| walk \| walk \| walker Tramp In Webster's Dictionary \Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tramped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tramping}.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. {Trap} a kind of rock, {Trape}, {Trip}, v. i., {Tread}.] 1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample. 2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.] 3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.] --Jamieson. \Tramp\, v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll. \Tramp\, n. 1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. --Blackie. 2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. --Halliwell. 3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. --Sir W. Scott. 4. A tool for trimming hedges. 5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.

Tramp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tramp?

[n] a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
[n] a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
[n] a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
[n] a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
[n] a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
[n] a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
[v] move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"
[v] cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
[v] travel on on foot, esp. on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
[v] walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin" D.H. Lawrence

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Tramp In Webster's Dictionary

\Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tramped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Tramping}.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln,
LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth.
anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe
steps, stairs. Cf. {Trap} a kind of rock, {Trape}, {Trip}, v.
i., {Tread}.]
1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.
   [Colloq.]

3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
   [Scot.] --Jamieson.


\Tramp\, v. i.
To travel; to wander; to stroll.


\Tramp\, n.
1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long
   tramp. --Blackie.

2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for
   a vagrant or wandering vagabond. --Halliwell.

3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in
   marching. --Sir W. Scott.

4. A tool for trimming hedges.

5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or
   the shoe, when digging with a spade.

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