tromp

tromp

verb \ˈträmp, ˈtrȯmp\

Definition of TROMP

intransitive verb

1

: tramp 1 <a lot of knocking on doors, tromping from room to room — Sara Davidson>

2

: to step hard : stamp <tromped on the brake>

transitive verb

1

: tramp

2

: stamp <tromps the accelerator to the floor — Jim Becker>

3

a : to give a physical beating to b : to defeat decisively

Examples of TROMP

1. We tromped over the grass.
2. Workmen were tromping through the building all day.

Origin of TROMP

by alteration

First Known Use: 1846

Related to TROMP

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

champ, chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stamp, stomp, swamp, tramp, whomp