TRAMP

v. n.

9 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

2.
v.

To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]

3.
v.

To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.] Jamieson.

4.
v.

To travel; to wander; to stroll.

5.
n.

A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. Blackie.

6.
n.

A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.

7.
n.

The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. Sir W. Scott.

8.
n.

A tool for trimming hedges.

9.
n.

A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.


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