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 verb1: 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 verb1: to tread on forcibly and repeatedly2: to travel or wander through or over on foot <have tramped all the woods on their property>

— tramp·er noun