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tramp

6 ENTRIES FOUND:

1tramp

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

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

Rhymes with TRAMP

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