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tramp

noun verb

(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
P
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
9

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/tɹæmp/ /tɹæmp/ /tɹæmp/

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Definitions

noun

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.

  2. A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

    “"Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."”

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

  4. A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.

  5. (in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted

  6. A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.

verb

  1. To walk with heavy footsteps.

  2. To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).

    “We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.”

  3. To hitchhike.

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

  5. To travel or wander through.

    “to tramp the country”

  6. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.

noun

  1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

  2. Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

In context

Example Sentences

"Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."
We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.
to tramp the country

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