tramp  (tr ămp)
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v. tramped, tramp·ing, tramps v.intr.1. To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge. 2. a. To travel on foot; hike. b. To wander about aimlessly. v.tr.1. To traverse on foot: tramp the fields. 2. To tread down; trample: tramp down snow. n.1. a. A heavy footfall. b. The sound produced by heavy walking or marching. 2. A walking trip; a hike. 3. One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant. 4. a. A prostitute. b. A person regarded as promiscuous. 5. Nautical A tramp steamer. 6. A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground.
[Middle English trampen, to walk heavily, from Middle Low German.]
tramper n. trampish adj. trampy adj. |
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