Tramp has 12 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a vagrant
"a homeless tramp"
"he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
2
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
"The neighborhood gossip claimed he was just another tramp looking for easy encounters at the local bar."
3
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
"After hiking the entire coast, we finally sat down as weary tramps to enjoy our well-earned dinner."
4
a heavy footfall
"the tramp of military boots"
5
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
"The captain boarded our tramp to transport the grain across the open sea without adhering to any fixed timetable."
6
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
"she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
7
A homeless person; a vagabond.
"The stray dog followed every tramp who walked past the shelter, hoping for a scrap of food."
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"
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"
5
To walk with heavy footsteps.
"The soldiers marched across the frozen lake, tramping loudly on the thin ice until it finally cracked beneath their boots."
Example Sentences
"a homeless tramp"
noun
"he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
noun
"the tramp of military boots"
noun
"she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
noun
"We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
verb
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
verb
"We had to tramp the creeks"
verb
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
verb
"roving vagabonds"
verb
"the wandering Jew"
verb
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