tramp

\ ˈtramp

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, intransitive sense 1 & transitive sense 1 are also ˈträmp, ˈtrȯmp \

tramped; tramping; tramps

Definition of tramp

(Entry 1 of 3)

intransitive verb

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

2a : 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

\ ˈtramp

How to pronounce tramp (audio)

, senses 3 & 4 are also ˈträmp, ˈtrȯmp \

Definition of tramp (Entry 2 of 3)

1a : vagrant sense 1a

b : a foot traveler

c : a woman of loose morals specifically : prostitute

2 : a walking trip : hike

3 : the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface (such as a road, pavement, or floor)

4 : an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe

5 : a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port

— called also tramp steamer

tramp

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Definition of tramp (Entry 3 of 3)

: having no fixed abode, connection, or destination a tramp dog

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Synonyms & Antonyms for tramp

Synonyms: Verb

Synonyms: Noun

bindle stiff,
bum,
bummer,
hobo,
sundowner
[Australian],
swaggie
[chiefly Australian],
swagman
[chiefly Australian],
vagabond,
vagrant

Antonyms: Verb

Examples of tramp in a Sentence

Verb We spent the day tramping through the woods. He tramped the streets looking for his dog. Noun a tramp through the woods the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb On pavements where Soviet workers once tramped to shifts at the Uralmash heavy-machinery plant, babushkas now lay out their wares: apples, mushrooms, smoked fish. — The Economist, "A tribute to the Russian avant-garde sets off a storm," 3 Oct. 2019 Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. — Deborah Reid, Washington Post, "How acclaimed Chicago chef Iliana Regan found her bliss in the woods," 12 Aug. 2019 Most backcountry tramping involves climbing mountains using tree roots as a ladder or shimmying across precarious three-wire bridges (or just plain old river crossings) and wading through mud up to your chest. — Liz Carlson, Outside Online, "8 Can't-Miss New Zealand Adventures," 24 June 2019 To view these almost-overgrown messages and art today, our small group tramped through prickly underbrush and tried to imagine the hard, solitary lives the sheepherders led. — Sara Lessley, Los Angeles Times, "Hiking, birding and more on a weekend trip to Lee Vining," 1 Aug. 2019 The walls were spattered, from baseboard to ceiling, in blood and so much pooled on the floor that the police had to build a makeshift bridge to get to the body without tramping through it. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "More than three decades later, troubling questions and contradictions remain about two murder convictions and the role of forensic scientist Henry Lee," 23 July 2019 In the meantime, Strong will continue tramping around fields in Vermont, looking for more of the striking birds that have become a significant part of his research. — Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com, "In Vermont, hopes for the bobolink’s return," 21 July 2019 On June 23rd the residents of Turkey’s biggest city will be tramping to the polls all over again. — The Economist, "A re-election in Istanbul tests President Erdogan’s power," 21 June 2019 By 1860, there were more than 3,000 photographers in the country; studios sprouted in cities and towns, and itinerant practitioners tramped the back country. — Fergus M. Bordewich, WSJ, "Book Review: Snapshots That Changed Minds," 29 Mar. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In 1950, at 18, Jacques went to sea on a tramp steamer running coal between Dunkirk, France, and Algiers, the capital of the rebellious French colony of Algeria. — BostonGlobe.com, "Jacques Chirac, who molded the legacy of Charles de Gaulle into a personal power base that made him one of the dominant leaders of France across three decades and a vocal advocate of European unity, died on Thursday at his home in Paris. He was 86.," 27 Sep. 2019 In 1950, at 18, Jacques went to sea on a tramp steamer running coal between Dunkirk, France, and Algiers, the capital of Algeria, the rebellious French possession. — New York Times, "Jacques Chirac, Who Led France Envisioning European Unity, Is Dead at 86," 26 Sep. 2019 Gary was driving us to our first attempt at an extended tramp, a night in a bush hut a two-hour hike into the Orongorongo Valley. — Longreads, "Tramp Like Us," 18 Sep. 2019 With their sweat shirts pulled tight against the drizzling spring rain, Britney Mendez and Emily Alvarado tramp through Brighton’s patchwork of old homes and new developments. — BostonGlobe.com, "ada Pierre is tiny, her ambition drawn taut as a bowstring. The 16-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants wears her hair in a small bun atop her head, her emerging political consciousness finding its voice in the bevy of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo stickers she’s pasted to her MacBook.," 15 Sep. 2019 Mostly isolated in the Yukon, the little tramp cooks a shoe, falls in love, hangs from a cliff and strikes it rich. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 Maddox trains in trampoline and tramp wall skills, the latter of which is a Cirque du Soleil event that involves trampolining while using a wall. — Ramona Sentinel, "Lora Kapelczak flies high as an aerial acrobat artist," 29 Aug. 2019 There’s also some poetic justice in his casting — Monte really is a tramp. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "Disney found its new 'Lady and the Tramp' star in a Phoenix animal shelter," 20 Aug. 2019 After all, those tramps weren’t dreaming of walking in the sun in Alabama. — Ken Capobianco, BostonGlobe.com, "On ‘Western Stars,’ Bruce Springsteen still singing for the lonely," 12 June 2019

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“Tramp.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tramp. Accessed 25 January 2020.

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More Definitions for tramp

tramp

verb

English Language Learners Definition of tramp

(Entry 1 of 2)

: to walk or step heavily

: to walk for a long distance or time

tramp

noun

English Language Learners Definition of tramp (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who travels from place to place and does not have a home or much money

chiefly US, disapproving + somewhat old-fashioned : a woman who has sex with many different men

somewhat old-fashioned : a walking trip

See the full definition for tramp in the English Language Learners Dictionary

tramp

\ ˈtramp

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tramped; tramping

Kids Definition of tramp

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : to travel or wander through on foot They tramped through the thin snow …— Susan Cooper, The Dark is Rising

2 : to walk heavily

tramp

Kids Definition of tramp (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a person who wanders from place to place, has no home or job, and often lives by begging or stealing

2 : the sounds made by the beat of marching feet

3 : hike entry 2

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