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tromp

  [tromp]
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–verb (used with object) Informal.
1. to tramp or trample.
2. to defeat soundly; trounce.
Origin:
1880–85; gradational var. of tramp, perh. with vowel of stomp
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Tromp

  [trawmp]
–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   (trŏmp)   
v.   tromped, tromp·ing, tromps Informal

v.   intr.

  1. To walk heavily and noisily; tramp.

  2. To apply heavy foot pressure on something: tromped on the accelerator and sped off.

v.   tr.

  1. To trample underfoot.

  2. To defeat soundly; trounce.


[Variant of tramp.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tromp  (v.)
1892, variant of tramp; mainly Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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