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 tramp tramp /ˈtræmp/

noun

  1. () 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
  2. 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
  3. A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule  ( tramp , tramp steamer )
    a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
  4. A heavy footfall  ( tramp )
    a heavy footfall
     The tramp of military boots
    the tramp of military boots
  5. 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)
  6. A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex  ( swinger , tramp )
    a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex

verb

  1. () (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
  2. 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
  3. Cross on foot  ( tramp )
    cross on foot
     We had to tramp the creeks
    We had to tramp the creeks
  4. 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