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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tramp \Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tramping.] [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.
        [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
        [Scot.] --Jamieson.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tramp \Tramp\, v. i.
     To travel; to wander; to stroll.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tramp \Tramp\, n.
     1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long
        tramp. --Blackie.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for
        a vagrant or wandering vagabond. --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in
        marching. --Sir W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A tool for trimming hedges.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or
        the shoe, when digging with a spade.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tramp \Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tramping.] [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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tramp \Tramp\, v. i.
     To travel; to wander; to stroll.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tramp
       n 1: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to
            help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: hobo, bum]
       2: a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [syn: swinger]
       3: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for
          pleasure) [syn: hiker, tramper]
       4: a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
       5: a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular
          schedule [syn: tramp steamer]
       6: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure [syn: hike]
       v 1: travel on on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We
            went tramping about the state of Colorado"
       2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
          "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog,
           footslog, plod, trudge, pad]
       3: cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
       4: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
          search of food or employment; "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"
          [syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, roam, cast, ramble,
           rove, range, drift, vagabond]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb trampe  imp)
     Polish n.
     (l en tramp)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     n.
     1 (senseid en homeless person) (lb en sometimes pejorative) A
  homeless person; a vagabond. (from 1664)<ref>(R:Online Etymology
  Dictionary)</ref>
     2 (lb en pejorative) A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut. (from
  1922)
     3 Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published port of
  call. (from 1880)
     vb.
     1 To walk with heavy footsteps.
     2 To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
     3 To hitchhike.
     4 (lb en transitive) To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to
  trample.
     5 (lb en transitive) To travel or wander through.
     6 (lb en transitive Scotland) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading
  upon them in water.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb trampe  imp)
     Polish n.
     (l en tramp)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb trampe  imp)
     Polish n.
     (l en tramp)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     Ruotsi n.
     (''merenkulku'') noutorahtialus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     n.
     1 (tagg: sjöfart) fartyg på trampsjöfart
     2 ljudligt nedsättande av foten

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Tramp
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg anglicism språk=de) luffare
     2 (tagg sjöfart språk=de) tramp (u); fartyg på trampsjöfart

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  tramp
     n.
     1 (tagg: sjöfart) fartyg på trampsjöfart
     2 ljudligt nedsättande av foten

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Tramp /tɾˈamp/ 
  vagrant , tramp , down-and-out , king of the road  [coll.] , knight of the road  [coll.] , dosser  [Br.]  [coll.] , hobo  [Am.] , bum  [Am.] , bagman  [Austr.]  [NZ] , sundowner  [Austr.]  [NZ] , swagman  [Austr.]  [NZ] , derro  [Austr.]  [NZ]  [coll.] , vagabond 
           Note: literary
     Synonyms: Herumtreiber, Landstreicher, Stadtstreicher, Tippelbruder, Stromer, Streuner, Vagabund
  
   see: Herumtreiber, Landstreicher, Stadtstreicher, Tramps, Tippelbrüder, Stromer, Streuner, Vagabunde, jugendlicher Herumtreiber, ausgerissener Jugendlicher, Trebegänger, Treber

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tramp /tɹˈamp/
  الصعلوك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tramp //tɹæmp// 
  1. скитник
  homeless person
  2. курва
  promiscuous woman

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tramp //tɹæmp// 
  1. мъкна се
  to walk for a long time through difficult terrain
  2. стъпвам тежко
  to walk with heavy footstep