tramp
Meaning
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- A homeless person; a vagabond.
- A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
- Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
- A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
- Clipping of trampoline, especially a very small one.
- Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
- A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
Synonyms
tread heavily
be on the road
wander about
trudge along
sundowner
unemployed person
bezonian
go on foot
free-loader
stamp the feet
walk heavily
rove around
cyprian
go forward
homeless person
hussy
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɹæmp/
Etymology
From Middle English trampen (“to walk heavily”), from Middle Low German trampen (“to stamp”) (trampeln (“to walk with heavy steps”), see trample), or Middle Dutch trampen (“to stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *trampan (“to step”). Doublet of tremp. Cognate to Dutch trampen (“to stamp, kick, step”), dialectal German trampen (“to step, walk, tread”), whence commoner German trampeln (“to trample”). Probably related to trap.
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