Definition of Tramp

1. Verb. Travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition. "The children tramp to the playground"; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

Category relationships: Athletics, Sport
Generic synonyms: Hike
Derivative terms: Tramper

2. Noun. A disreputable vagrant. "He tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Exact synonyms: Bum, Hobo
Specialized synonyms: Dosser, Street Person
Generic synonyms: Drifter, Floater, Vagabond, Vagrant

3. Verb. Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. "They tramp up the hill"; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
Exact synonyms: Footslog, Pad, Plod, Slog, Trudge
Generic synonyms: Walk
Specialized synonyms: Slop, Slosh, Splash, Splosh, Squelch, Squish
Derivative terms: Footslogger, Pad, Plodder, Plodder, Plodder, Plodding, Tramper, Trudge, Trudger

4. Noun. A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex.
Exact synonyms: Swinger
Generic synonyms: Debauchee, Libertine, Rounder
Derivative terms: Swing

5. Verb. Cross on foot. "We had to tramp the creeks"

6. Noun. A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure).
Exact synonyms: Hiker, Tramper
Specialized synonyms: Backpacker, Packer
Generic synonyms: Footer, Pedestrian, Walker
Derivative terms: Hike

7. Verb. Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. "They tramp in the countryside"; "They rolled from town to town"
Exact synonyms: Cast, Drift, Ramble, Range, Roam, Roll, Rove, Stray, Swan, Vagabond, Wander
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Specialized synonyms: Maunder, Gad, Gallivant, Jazz Around
Related verbs: Drift, Err, Stray, Wander
Derivative terms: Drifter, Drifting, Ramble, Rambler, Roamer, Roving, Stray, Strayer, Vagabond, Vagabond, Vagabondage, Wanderer, Wandering

8. Noun. A heavy footfall. "The tramp of military boots"
Generic synonyms: Footfall, Footstep, Step

9. Noun. A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule.
Exact synonyms: Tramp Steamer
Generic synonyms: Steamer, Steamship

10. Noun. A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure. "She enjoys a hike in her spare time"
Exact synonyms: Hike, Hiking
Generic synonyms: Walk
Specialized synonyms: Trudge
Derivative terms: Hike

Definition of Tramp

1. v. t. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

2. v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.

3. n. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.

Definition of Tramp

1. Noun. (pejorative) A homeless person, a vagabond. ¹

2. Noun. (pejorative) A disreputable woman. ¹

3. Noun. Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call. ¹

4. Noun. Short for trampoline, especially very small ones. ¹

5. Noun. (New Zealand) (Australia) A long walk, generally of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area. ¹

6. Verb. To walk with heavy footsteps. ¹

7. Verb. To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain). ¹

8. Verb. To hitchhike ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tramp

1. to walk with a firm, heavy step [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tramp

trammel
trammel net
trammeled
trammeler
trammelers
trammeling
trammelled
trammeller
trammellers
trammelling
trammels
tramming
tramontana
tramontane
tramontanes
tramp (current term)
tramp's spurge
tramp chair
tramp data
tramp down
tramp iron
tramp stamp
tramp stamps
tramp steamer
tramp steamers
tramped
tramper
trampers
trampet
trampets

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