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trampy

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tramp   (trāmp)   
v.   tramped, tramp·ing, tramps

v.   intr.

  1. To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge.

    1. To travel on foot; hike.

    2. To wander about aimlessly.

v.   tr.

  1. To traverse on foot: tramp the fields.

  2. To tread down; trample: tramp down snow.

n.  

    1. A heavy footfall.

    2. The sound produced by heavy walking or marching.

    3. A prostitute.

    4. A person regarded as promiscuous.

  2. A walking trip; a hike.

  3. 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.

  5. Nautical A tramp steamer.

  6. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry:  trampy1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  having the appearance or character of a tramp; scruffy
Etymology:  1897
Main Entry:  trampy2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  having the appearance or character of a prostitute; slutty
Etymology:  1944
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