tramp

v., tramped, tramp·ing, tramps.

v.intr.

1. To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge.
2. 1. To travel on foot; hike.
   2. To wander about aimlessly.

v.tr.

1. To traverse on foot: tramp the fields.
2. To tread down; trample: tramp down snow.

n.

1. 1. A heavy footfall.
   2. The sound produced by heavy walking or marching.
2. A walking trip; a hike.
3. One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant.
4. 1. A prostitute.
   2. A person regarded as promiscuous.
5. Nautical. A tramp steamer.
6. A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground.

[Middle English trampen, to walk heavily, from Middle Low German.]

tramper tramp'er n.
trampish tramp'ish adj.
trampy tramp'y adj.

Ship or boat that travels wherever freight shipments take it. It has no regular schedule or itinerary.

verb

1. To walk with loud, heavy steps: stamp, stomp, trample. Informal tromp. See move/halt, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To travel about or journey on foot: backpack, hike, march¹, peregrinate, traipse, trek. See move/halt.
3. To step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy: stamp, stomp, trample, tread, tromp. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety: baggage, hussy, jade, slattern, slut, tart², wanton, wench, whore. Slang floozy. See sex/asexual.

n

Definition: heavy walk
Antonyms: tiptoeing

v

Definition: walk heavily
Antonyms: tiptoe

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n. a cargo vessel that carries goods among many different ports rather than sailing a fixed route: a tramp steamer.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: A foot traveler; a disreputable vagrant.

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure. — Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vandre, traske
v. tr. - berejse til fods, gennemvandre, traske rundt i, leve som vagabond
n. - vandring, vandretur, vagabond, trampbåd

Nederlands (Dutch)
clochard, landloper, slet, (trek)tocht, gestamp, vrachtzoeker, zoolbeslag, stappen/sjouwen, marcheren, ontslaan, onder de voet lopen, op straat leven/zwerven, zonder adres

Français (French)
v. intr. - marcher, marcher à pas lourds
v. tr. - marcher, parcourir
n. - vagabond, clochard, bruit, marche, traînée (injur), (Naut) tramp

Deutsch (German)
n. - Landstreicher, Stadtstreicher, Schritte, Getrampel, Fußmarsch, Trittkante, Trampschiff, (Slang) Flittchen
v. - trampeln, marschieren, durchwandern, vagabundieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πεζοπορία, (μακρύς) ποδαρόδρομος, βάδισμα, ποδοβολητό, αλήτης, σουρτούκης, (αργκό) αλήτισσα
v. - περπατώ με βαρύ βήμα, βαριοπατώ, πεζοπορώ

Italiano (Italian)
escursione, vagabondo, sgualdrina, vagabondaggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vagabundo (m), pedinte (m)
v. - vagabundear

Русский (Russian)
бродяга, долгое путешествие пешком

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar, pisar, viajar a pié
v. tr. - pisar, pisotear, apisonar, andar por o recorrer a pié
n. - caminata, paseo largo, vagabundo, fulana, vagabundeo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - luffare, trampfartyg, slampa (am.), tramp, trampande, klampande, vandring, strövtåg, luffande
v. - trampa, klampa, stampa, traska, ströva, luffa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脚步沉重地行走, 徒步行走, 踩, 践踏, 漂泊, 流浪, 走在, 走过, 沉重的脚步声, 徒步旅行, 流浪者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 腳步沈重地行走, 徒步行走, 踩, 踐踏, 漂泊, 流浪
v. tr. - 踩, 踐踏, 走在, 走過
n. - 沈重的腳步聲, 流浪, 徒步旅行, 流浪者

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 방랑하다, 항해하다, 육중하게 걷다
v. tr. - 걷다, 짓밟다, 항해 시키다
n. - 짓밟음, 도보 여행가, 부정기 화물선

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ドシンドシンと歩く, 踏み付ける, てくてく歩く, 徒歩で行く, 放浪する
n. - 重い足音, 徒歩旅行, ふしだらな女, 浮浪者, ハイキング, 放浪者, 不定期貨物船, 靴の底金

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صفيحه معدنيه لوقايه نعل ألحذاء (فعل) يتسكع, يدوس, أو يطأ أو يمشي بثقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮צעד בכבדות, הלך, שוטט, עבר ברגליו‬
v. tr. - ‮דרך, רמס‬
n. - ‮פסיעות כבדות, פעמי-רגל, טיול רגלי, קבצן נודד, יצאנית, צליל צעידה‬

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