Definitions for tramp
tramp
tramp
Spelling: [tramp]
IPA: /træmp/
Tramp is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 79 anagrams from letters in tramp (amprt).
Definitions for tramp
noun
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the act of tramping.
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a firm, heavy, resounding tread.
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the sound made by such a tread.
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a long, steady walk; trudge.
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a walking excursion or expedition; hike.
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a person who travels on foot from place to place, especially a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food.
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a sexually promiscuous woman; prostitute.
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a freight vessel that does not run regularly between fixed ports, but takes a cargo wherever shippers desire.
Compare cargo liner.
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a piece of iron affixed to the sole of a shoe.
verb (used with object)
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to tramp or walk heavily or steadily through or over.
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to traverse on foot:
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to tread or trample underfoot:
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to travel over as a tramp.
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to run (a ship) as a tramp steamer.
verb (used without object)
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to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.
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to tread heavily or trample (usually followed by on or upon):
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to walk steadily; march; trudge.
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to go on a walking excursion or expedition; hike.
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to go about as a vagabond or tramp.
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to make a voyage on a tramp steamer.
Origin of tramp
1350-1400; Middle English trampen to stamp; cognate with Low German trampen; akin to Gothic ana-trimpan to press hard upon. See traipse, tr