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tramp

–verb (used without object)

1.	to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.

2.	to tread heavily or trample (usually fol. by on or upon): to tramp on a person's toes.

3.	to walk steadily; march; trudge.

4.	to go on a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

5.	to go about as a vagabond or tramp.

6.	to make a voyage on a tramp steamer.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to tramp or walk heavily or steadily through or over.

8.	to traverse on foot: to tramp the streets.

9.	to tread or trample underfoot: to tramp grapes.

10.	to travel over as a tramp.

11.	to run (a ship) as a tramp steamer.

–noun

12.	the act of tramping.

13.	a firm, heavy, resounding tread.

14.	the sound made by such a tread.

15.	a long, steady walk; trudge.

16.	a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

17.	a person who travels on foot from place to place, esp. a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food.

18.	a sexually promiscuous woman; prostitute.

19.	a freight vessel that does not run regularly between fixed ports, but takes a cargo wherever shippers desire. Compare cargo liner.

20.	a piece of iron affixed to the sole of a shoe.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME trampen to stamp; c. LG trampen; akin to Goth ana-trimpan to press hard upon. See traipse, trample

]

—Related forms

tramper, noun

trampish, adjective

tramp·ish·ly, adverb

tramp·ish·ness, noun

—Synonyms 17. vagrant, bum, hobo.

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tramp Audio Help   (trāmp) Pronunciation Key
v.   tramped, tramp·ing, tramps

v.   intr.

To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge.
1. To travel on foot; hike.
2. To wander about aimlessly.

v. tr.

To traverse on foot: tramp the fields.
To tread down; trample: tramp down snow.

1. A heavy footfall.
2. The sound produced by heavy walking or marching.
3. A prostitute.
4. A person regarded as promiscuous.
A walking trip; a hike.
One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant.
1. A prostitute.
2. A person regarded as promiscuous.
Nautical A tramp steamer.
A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground.

[Middle English trampen, to walk heavily, from Middle Low German.]

tramp'er n., tramp'ish adj., tramp'y adj.

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tramp (v.)

1388, "walk heavily, stamp," from M.L.G. trampen "to stamp," from P.Gmc. *tramp- (cf. Dan. trampe, Swed. trampa "to tramp, stamp," Goth. ana-trimpan "to press upon"), probably from a variant of the P.Gmc. source of trap. The noun meaning "person who wanders about, vagabond" is first recorded 1664, from the verb. Sense of "steamship which takes cargo wherever it can be traded" (as opposed to one running a regular line) is attested from c.1880. The meaning "promiscuous woman" is from 1922.

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tramp
noun
1.	a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
2.	a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [syn: swinger]
3.	a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) [syn: hiker]
4.	a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
5.	a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule [syn: tramp steamer]
6.	a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time" [syn: hike]
verb
1.	travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
2.	walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog]
3.	cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
4.	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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tramp1 [trӕmp] verb

to walk with heavy footsteps
Example: He tramped up the stairs.

Arabic:	يَمْشي مُتَثاقِلا
Chinese (Simplified):	用沉重的步子走
Chinese (Traditional):	用沉重的步子走
Czech:	dupat
Danish:	trampe
Dutch:	stampen
Estonian:	kõmpima
Finnish:	tömistää
French:	marcher à pas lourds
German:	trampeln
Greek:	περπατώ βαριά
Hungarian:	dübörög
Icelandic:	þramma
Indonesian:	berjalan dengan berat
Italian:	camminare (con passo pesante)*

Japanese:	どしんどしんと歩く
Korean:	쿵쾅거리며 걷다
Latvian:	smagi iet; slāt
Lithuanian:	sunkiai eiti, plumpinti
Norwegian:	trampe
Polish:	stąpać ciężkimi krokami
Portuguese (Brazil):	andar pesadamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	pisar forte
Romanian:	a tropăi; a bocăni
Russian:	громко топать
Slovak:	dupať
Slovenian:	copotati
Spanish:	caminar pesadamente, *con pasos pesados
Swedish:	trampa, klampa
Turkish:	ağır adımlarla yürümek

tramp2 [trӕmp] verb

to walk usually for a long distance
Example: She loves tramping over the hills.

Arabic:	يَتَجَوَّل سَيْرا على الأقْدام
Chinese (Simplified):	徒步旅行
Chinese (Traditional):	徒步旅行
Czech:	podnikat pěší tůry
Danish:	vandre
Dutch:	trekken
Estonian:	matkama
Finnish:	vaellella
French:	faire de la randonnée pédestre
German:	wandern
Greek:	πεζοπορώ
Hungarian:	bebarangol
Icelandic:	ganga
Indonesian:	berkelana
Italian:	camminare (a lungo)*

Japanese:	徒歩旅行する
Korean:	도보로 가다
Latvian:	klaiņot; staigāt
Lithuanian:	klajoti, bastytis
Norwegian:	gå (tur), vandre, traske
Polish:	łazić, wędrować
Portuguese (Brazil):	vaguear
Portuguese (Portugal):	vaguear
Romanian:	a hoinări
Russian:	совершать пешие прогулки
Slovak:	putovať, chodiť na pešie túry
Slovenian:	potovati peš
Spanish:	dar una caminata, hacer excursiones, caminar mucho
Swedish:	ströva, vandra
Turkish:	uzun uzun yürümek

tramp1 [trӕmp] noun

a person with no fixed home or job, who travels around on foot and usually lives by begging
Example: He gave his old coat to a tramp.

Arabic:	صُعْلوك مُتَشَرِّد
Chinese (Simplified):	流浪者
Chinese (Traditional):	流浪者
Czech:	tulák
Danish:	vagabond
Dutch:	zwerver
Estonian:	hulkur, paadialune
Finnish:	kulkuri
French:	vagabond, *-onde
German:	der, *die Landstreicher(in)
Greek:	αλήτης, ζητιάνος
Hungarian:	csavargó
Icelandic:	flakkari
Indonesian:	gelandangan
Italian:	vagabondo

Japanese:	放浪者
Korean:	부랑자
Latvian:	klaidonis; klenderis
Lithuanian:	valkata
Norwegian:	landstryker, løsgjenger
Polish:	włóczęga
Portuguese (Brazil):	vagabundo
Portuguese (Portugal):	vagabundo
Romanian:	vagabond
Russian:	бродяга
Slovak:	tulák, -čka
Slovenian:	klatež
Spanish:	vagabundo
Swedish:	luffare
Turkish:	avare, evsiz barksız insan

tramp2 [trӕmp] noun

a long walk

Arabic:	جَوْلَةٌ سَيْرا على الأقْدام
Chinese (Simplified):	远足
Chinese (Traditional):	遠足
Czech:	túra
Danish:	vandretur
Dutch:	trektocht
Estonian:	jalgsimatk
Finnish:	patikkaretki
French:	randonnée
German:	die Wanderung
Greek:	πεζοπορία
Hungarian:	(fárasztó) gyaloglás
Icelandic:	löng ganga
Indonesian:	jalan jauh
Italian:	camminata

Japanese:	徒歩旅行
Korean:	도보 여행
Latvian:	nogurdinošs pārgājiens; klaiņojums
Lithuanian:	klajonė, varginanti kelionė pėsčiomis
Norwegian:	fottur, marsj
Polish:	piesza wędrówka, wycieczka
Portuguese (Brazil):	caminhada
Portuguese (Portugal):	caminhada
Romanian:	hoinăreală
Russian:	пешая прогулка
Slovak:	túra
Slovenian:	pohod
Spanish:	caminata, paseo largo
Swedish:	fotvandring, strövtåg
Turkish:	uzun yürüyüş

tramp3 [trӕmp] noun

the sound of heavy footsteps

Arabic:	وَقْع الأقْدام
Chinese (Simplified):	重的脚步声
Chinese (Traditional):	重的腳步聲
Czech:	dupání
Danish:	trampen
Dutch:	gestamp
Estonian:	sammumüdin
Finnish:	töminä
French:	martèlement (de pas)
German:	das Getrampel
Greek:	ποδοβολητό
Hungarian:	lábdübörgés
Icelandic:	þramm
Indonesian:	hentakan kaki
Italian:	calpestio

Japanese:	どしんどしん
Korean:	무거운 발걸음(소리)
Latvian:	soļu duna
Lithuanian:	sunkūs žingsniai
Norwegian:	tramp(ing)
Polish:	tupot, ciężkie kroki
Portuguese (Brazil):	tropel
Portuguese (Portugal):	tropel
Romanian:	tropăit; bocănit
Russian:	топот
Slovak:	dupot
Slovenian:	topot
Spanish:	ruido fuerte de pasos
Swedish:	tramp, klamp
Turkish:	ayak sesi

tramp4 [trӕmp] noun

(also tramp steamer) a small cargo-boat with no fixed route

Arabic:	قارِب رُكّاب غَيْر مُحَدَّد الإتِّجاه
Chinese (Simplified):	航线不固定的小货船
Chinese (Traditional):	航線不固定的小貨船
Czech:	trampová loď (bez plavebního řádu)
Danish:	fragtdamper
Dutch:	trampboot
Estonian:	tramplaev
Finnish:	tramppialus
French:	tramp
German:	das Trampschiff
Greek:	φορτηγό πλοίο
Hungarian:	alkalmi teherhajó
Icelandic:	flutningaskip
Indonesian:	perahu tanpa trayek
Italian:	(nave da carico)

Japanese:	不定期貨物船
Korean:	부정기 화물선
Latvian:	tramps, tvaikonis ar brīvu maršrutu
Lithuanian:	krovininis laivas
Norwegian:	trampbåt
Polish:	trampowiec
Portuguese (Brazil):	cargueiro sem linha regular
Portuguese (Portugal):	navio de carga
Romanian:	cargobot
Russian:	трамп
Slovak:	nákladný parník
Slovenian:	tramper
Spanish:	tramp, vapor volandero
Swedish:	trampfartyg
Turkish:	tarifesiz vapur

tramp5 [trӕmp] noun

(American) a prostitute or a woman who sleeps with a lot of men

Arabic:	زانِيَه تَنام مع عِدَّة رجال
Chinese (Simplified):	（美）妓女
Chinese (Traditional):	（美）妓女
Czech:	coura, děvka
Danish:	luder
Estonian:	libu
Greek:	πόρνη
Hungarian:	prostituált
Indonesian:	pelacur
Italian:	sgualdrina

Latvian:	ielasmeita; slampa
Lithuanian:	kekšė, paleistuvė
Norwegian:	løsaktig kvinne
Polish:	dziwka, ladacznica
Russian:	шлюха
Slovak:	pobehlica, fľandra
Slovenian:	cipa
Spanish:	fulana, lagarta, pelandusca
Swedish:	slampa, fnask
Turkish:	kaldırım yosması

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Tramp

Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape, Trip, v. i., Tread.]

1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]

3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.] --Jamieson.

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Tramp

Tramp\, v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.

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Tramp

Tramp\, n. 1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. --Blackie.

2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. --Halliwell.

3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. --Sir W. Scott.

4. A tool for trimming hedges.