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tramp
A vagrant
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noun
A vagrant
“A homeless tramp”
noun
A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
noun
A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
noun
A heavy footfall
“The tramp of military boots”
noun
A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
noun
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
“She enjoys a hike in her spare time”
verb
Travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
“We went tramping about the state of Colorado”
verb
Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
“Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
verb
Cross on foot
“We had to tramp the creeks”
verb
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”
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A homeless tramp
He tried to help the really down-and-out bums
The tramp of military boots
She enjoys a hike in her spare time
We went tramping about the state of Colorado
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
We had to tramp the creeks
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
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