Tramp (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape, Trip, v. i., Tread.] 1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]
3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.]
Jamieson.
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Tramp, v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.
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Tramp, n. 1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
Blackie.
2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
Halliwell.
3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
Sir W. Scott.
4. A tool for trimming hedges.
5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.
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