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tromp

[tromp]

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verb (used with object) Informal.

to tramp or trample.

to defeat soundly; trounce.

Origin:
1880–85; gradational variant of tramp, perhaps with vowel of stomp

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noun

Cor·ne·lis

[kawr-ney-lis] , 1629–91, and his father, Maar·ten Har·perts·zoon

[mahr-tuhn hahr-puhrt-sohn] , 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.

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Tromp (Dutch tromp)

—n
1.	Cornelius (Martenszoon) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629--91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars
2.	his father, Maarten (Harpertszoon) (ˈmartən). 1598--1653, Dutch admiral, who fought in the 1st Anglo-Dutch War: killed in action

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tromp

1892, variant of tramp; mainly Amer.Eng.

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