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verb
- 1. walk heavily or noisily: "he tramped about the room" Similar
noun
- 1. a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar. Similar
- 2. the sound of heavy steps: "the tramp of marching feet" Similar
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TRAMP definition: 1. a person with no home, job, or money who travels around and asks for money from other people 2…. Learn more.
a person who travels on foot from place to place, especially a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food. Synonyms: hobo, bum, vagrant. a sexually promiscuous woman; prostitute. a freight vessel that does not run regularly between fixed ports, but takes a cargo wherever shippers desire. Compare cargo liner ( def ).
verb. 1. (intransitive) to walk long and far; hike. 2. to walk heavily or firmly across or through (a place); march or trudge. 3. (intransitive) to wander about as a vagabond or tramp. 4. (transitive) to make (a journey) or traverse (a place) on foot, esp laboriously or wearily.
Tramp means to walk or stomp heavily. Your midnight tramp to the kitchen for milk and cookies doesn't thrill your downstairs neighbors. Tramp comes from the German trampen, for "stamp." If you walk heavily, people will say you tramp, but if you're going on a tramp, that means you're going for a long walk or hike.
A tramp is a person who travels on foot, especially for pleasure or work, or a vagrant who lives by begging or casual labor. It can also mean a prostitute, a heavy step, or a type of ship. See more meanings, examples, and related words.
Definition of tramp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.