tramp meaning and definition

TRAMP noun

Definition of tramp (noun)

1. a disreputable vagrant
   • "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
   • synonyms: bum, hobo
2. a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
   • synonyms: swinger
3. a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
   • synonyms: hiker, tramper
4. a heavy footfall
   • "the tramp of military boots"
5. a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
   • synonyms: tramp steamer
6. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
   • "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
   • synonyms: hike, hiking

TRAMP verb

Definition of tramp (verb)

1. travel 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"
   • synonyms: footslog, pad, plod, slog, trudge
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"
   • synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, vagabond, wander