tramp

CEFRB2

/ˈtɹæmp/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To walk heavily or for a long distance.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person who travels from place to place without a home or job.

Examples

  • Don't tramp in the living room with muddy feet.

  • The tramp gobbled down the Thanksgiving dinner served at the church.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtɹeə̯mp/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

  2. A homeless person; a vagabond.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The act of walking with heavy steps.

More examples

In context

  • Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend.

  • I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp.

  • We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.