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Meaning of 'tramp' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tramp [ n.]
- A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
- A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
- The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
- A tool for trimming hedges.
- A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.
2 . Tramp [ v. i.]
- To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
- To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.
- To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
- To travel; to wander; to stroll.

Meaning of 'tramp' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tramp [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a vagrant
Example in sentence:
  • a homeless tramp;
  • he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
Meaning (2):
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Example in sentence:
  • she enjoys a hike in her spare time
Meaning (3):
- a heavy footfall
Example in sentence:
  • the tramp of military boots
4 . tramp [ v]
Meaning (4):
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Example in sentence:
  • Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Meaning (5):
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Example in sentence:
  • roving vagabonds;
  • The cattle roam across the prairie;
  • The gypsies roamed the woods;
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next;
  • the wandering Jew;
  • They rolled from town to town
Meaning (6):
- cross on foot
Example in sentence:
  • We had to tramp the creeks
Meaning (7):
- travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
Example in sentence:
  • We went tramping about the state of Colorado

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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