English dictionary
tramp
nounPronunciation
/tɹæmp/
/tɹæmp/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
- A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
- Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
- A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
- (in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted
- A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
verb
- To walk with heavy footsteps.
- To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
- To hitchhike.
- To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
- To travel or wander through.
- To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
noun
- A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
- Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages
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