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tramp /ˈtræmp, ||ˈtrɑmp, ˈtrɔmp/
重步聲,流浪者(vi.)踐踏,重步行走,步行,流浪(vt.)跋涉,踩
Tramp v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tramped p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping.]
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.]
Tramp, v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.
Tramp, n.
1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
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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tramp
n 1: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to
help the really down-and-out bums" [syn: hobo, bum]
2: a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex [syn: swinger]
3: a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for
pleasure) [syn: hiker, tramper]
4: a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
5: a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular
schedule [syn: tramp steamer]
6: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure [syn: hike]
v 1: travel on on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We
went tramping about the state of Colorado"
2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog,
footslog, plod, trudge, pad]
3: cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
4: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from
one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
[syn: roll, wander, swan, stray, roam, cast, ramble,
rove, range, drift, vagabond]