Main Entry: ¹tramp

Pronunciation: \ˈtramp, vi 1 & vt 1 are also ˈträmp, ˈtrȯmp\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

Date: 14th century

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 tramptransitive 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