tramp
tramp /ˈtræmp/
noun
-
()
A vagrant
(
hobo
, bum
, tramp
)
a vagrant
A homeless tramp
a homeless tramp
He tried to help the really down-and-out bums
he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
-
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
(
hiking
, tramp
, hike
)
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
She enjoys a hike in her spare time
she enjoys a hike in her spare time
-
A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
(
tramp
, tramp steamer
)
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
-
A heavy footfall
(
tramp
)
a heavy footfall
The tramp of military boots
the tramp of military boots
-
A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
(
hiker
, tramp
, tramper
)
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
-
A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
(
swinger
, tramp
)
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
verb
-
()
(sport) travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
(
tramp
)
(sport) travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
We went tramping about the state of Colorado
We went tramping about the state of Colorado
-
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
(
cast
, ramble
, roll
, range
, rove
, stray
, swan
, tramp
, vagabond
, drift
, roam
, wander
)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
the wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
the laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town
They rolled from town to town
-
Cross on foot
(
tramp
)
cross on foot
We had to tramp the creeks
We had to tramp the creeks
-
Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
(
footslog
, pad
, slog
, plod
, tramp
, trudge
, tromp
[Informal, N. American] )
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone