Category:Tramp

Tramp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.] Etym: [oe. trampen; akin to lg. trampen, g. trampeln, lg. & d. trappen, Dan. trampe, sw. & icel. trampa, goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also To d. trap a step, g. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape, trip, v. i., Tread.]

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

2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [colloq.]

3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [scot.] Jamieson.

Tramp Tramp, v. i.

Defn: to travel; to wander; to stroll.

Tramp Tramp, n.

1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. Blackie.

2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a Vagrant or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.

3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. Sir w. Scott.

4. A tool for trimming hedges.

5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, When digging with a spade.