tramp

¹tramp

verb
\ˈtramp, vi 1 & vt 1 are also ˈträmp, ˈtrȯmp\

Definition of TRAMP

intransitive verb

1

: to walk, tread, or step especially heavily <tramped loudly on the stairs>

2

a : to travel about on foot : hike b : to journey as a tramp

transitive verb

1

: to tread on forcibly and repeatedly

2

: to travel or wander through or over on foot <have tramped all the woods on their property>

— tramp·er noun

Examples of TRAMP

1. We spent the day tramping through the woods.
2. He tramped the streets looking for his dog.

Origin of TRAMP

Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRAMP

Synonyms: barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, lumber, tromp, trudge

Antonyms: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Related Words: drag, flop, haul; blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

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Rhymes with TRAMP

amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, guimpe, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, vamp