Definition of tramp - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
long trekUK long walk, typically a tiring oneUK
- After a five-hour tramp through the forest, they were exhausted..
2.
homeless wandererDated UK person who travels on foot, often without a homeDated UK
- The tramp moved from town to town, seeking shelter and food..
3.
- She was unfairly labeled a tramp by her peers.
4.
soundsound of heavy footsteps
- The tramp of boots echoed in the hallway.
5.
transportationTECH. ship without a fixed schedule or routeTECH.
- The tramp carried goods to various ports.
Verb
1.
heavy stepsintr. walk with heavy, firm stepsintr.
- He tramped through the muddy field.
2.
walkingtr. tread heavily on somethingtr.
- The children tramped the fallen leaves.
3.
aimless roamingintr. move around with no fixed destination or purposeintr.
- He would tramp through the countryside every summer.
4.
backpackingintr. UK walk long distances, often through difficult terrainintr. UK
- They tramped across the mountains for days.
Expressions with tramp
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walk heavily over something, often causing damage
The kids tramp all over the flower beds.
walk heavily to flatten something
They tramp down the soil after planting.
walk aimlessly through streets without a destination
He would tramp the streets for hours, lost in thought.
small springy platform used for jumping in sports
The gymnast bounced off the mini-tramp to do a flip.
ship without a fixed schedule or route
The tramp vessel arrived at the port unexpectedly.
drifter or wanderer often without permanent home
He lived the life of a saddle tramp, never staying in one place for long.
cargo ship without a fixed schedule or set ports of call
The tramp steamer carried goods to various ports wherever business opportunities were found..
Origin of tramp
German, trampen (to trample)
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Examples of tramp in a sentence
They went on a tramp across the countryside. The tramp slept under the bridge last night. A kind stranger gave the tramp some food. Rumors spread quickly, branding her a tramp. The novel portrayed her as a misunderstood tramp. The tramp upstairs woke the baby.
We heard the tramp of soldiers outside. The old tramp was docked at the harbor. A tramp arrived unexpectedly at the island. Boots tramped along the wooden stairs. We tramped uphill through the snow. Boots tramped the muddy path. The hikers tramped through wet grass. They tramp across the moors at dawn. She tramped from town to town looking for work. They tramped through the dense forest all day. We tramped along the muddy trail to reach the village.
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- French:longue marche, arpenter, ...
- German:langer Marsch, stapfen, ...
- Italian:passeggiata lunga, avanzare pesantemente, ...
- Spanish:caminata, pisotear, ...
- Portuguese:caminhada, caminhar pesadamente, ...
- Chinese:长途跋涉, 大步走, ...
- Japanese:長い歩行, どしどし歩く, ...
- Arabic:مَشْيَةٌ طَويلَة, دَبَّ, ...
- Hebrew:צְעִידָה, לִצְעוֹד בִּכְבֵדוּת, ...
- Russian:переход, топать, ...
- Ukrainian:довга прогулянка, важко ступати, ...
- Hindi:लंबी पैदल यात्रा, भारी कदमों से चलना, ...
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