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tramp

tramp

 
 
pronunciation:
traemp
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
features:
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part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: tramps, tramping, tramped
definition 1: to walk with forceful, heavy steps.
We heard him as he angrily tramped through the kitchen.
synonyms:
slog, stomp
similar words:
plod, stride, stump, trudge
definition 2: to tread heavily (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon").
Don't tramp on the weak floorboards.
synonyms:
stamp, stomp, trample, tread
similar words:
step
definition 3: to advance on foot, esp. at a steady, even gait; march or hike.
The soldiers tramped along the road.
synonyms:
stride
similar words:
hike, march, walk
definition 4: to wander or voyage aimlessly, as a vagabond.
He escaped from prison and tramped through the countryside.
synonyms:
roam, rove, traipse, wander
similar words:
gad, meander, peregrinate, ramble, travel
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition 1: to cross or go along on foot.
He tramped the roads in search of her.
synonyms:
walk
similar words:
cross, perambulate, peregrinate, roam, rove, travel
definition 2: to tread heavily upon; trample.
Please don't tramp these small flowers.
synonyms:
stomp, trample
similar words:
crush, squash
definition 3: to cover or travel across idly or as a vagabond.
We tramped the countryside all summer.
synonyms:
ramble, roam, rove
similar words:
peregrinate, wander
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a heavy tread, the act of walking with such a tread, or the sound made in so doing.
synonyms:
stomp
similar words:
plod, stride, trample, tread, trudging
definition 2: a long walk at a steady pace; march or hike.
synonyms:
hike, march
similar words:
trudge, walk
definition 3: one who travels on foot with no fixed destination, esp. one who lives by begging or doing odd jobs; vagabond.
synonyms:
bum, vagabond, vagrant
similar words:
derelict, hobo, itinerant, panhandler
definition 4: a person, esp. a woman, who is sexually promiscuous.
synonyms:
bimbo, hussy, slut
similar words:
harlot, hooker, prostitute, tart, trollop, whore
definition 5: a cargo ship with no fixed route or schedule; tramp steamer.
synonyms:
tramp steamer
similar words:
freighter
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derivation: tramper (n.)