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Tramp

//tɹæmp// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun

1
A homeless person; a vagabond. derogatory, sometimes
"[S]he had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp."
2
Clipping of trampoline, especially a very small one. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
3
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure wordnet
4
A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut. derogatory
"I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp."
5
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule wordnet

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6
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
"I was so happy on board that ship, I could not have believed it possible. We had the beastliest weather, and many discomforts; but the mere fact of its being a tramp-ship gave us many comforts; we could cut about with the men and officers, stay in the wheel-house, discuss all manner of things, and really be a little at sea."
7
a heavy footfall wordnet
8
A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area. Australia, New-Zealand
"I got in with the American Fur Company and set out for another tramp to trade with the Indians on the North and South Platte Rivers."
9
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) wordnet
10
Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
"Your last delivery of copper ore contained half a hundredweight of tramp metal."
11
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex wordnet
12
A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
13
a vagrant wordnet
14
Shaking or juddering of a vehicle's driving axle under hard acceleration or braking, caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, and leading to reduction in tire traction.

Verb

1
To walk with heavy footsteps.
2
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment wordnet
3
To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
"We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again."
4
cross on foot wordnet
5
To hitchhike.

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6
travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition wordnet
7
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample. transitive
8
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud wordnet
9
To travel or wander through. transitive
"to tramp the country"
10
To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. Scotland, transitive
"Soak them [blankets, etc.], add to the water in which the linens were washed some soap, and also some of the preparation to produce a strong lather; rub or tramp them, then rinse and dry."
11
To scram; begone. colloquial, intransitive
"She hesitated, “be off—tramp, march,” he exclaimed, in a tone which the poor girl dared not disobey. She left the room, and Edward followed her to the door."
12
To shake or judder under hard acceleration or braking, referring to the movement of a vehicle's driving axle caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, leading to reduction in tire traction. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English trampen (“to walk heavily”), from Middle Low German trampen (“to stamp”) (trampeln (“to walk with heavy steps”), see trample) or from Middle Dutch trampen (“to stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *trampan (“to step”). Doublet of tremp. Cognate with Dutch trampen (“to stamp, kick, step”), dialectal German trampen (“to step, walk, tread”), whence commoner German trampeln (“to trample”). Probably related to trap.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Clipping of trampoline (ultimately related to the verb via German trampeln).

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