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Entry 9 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Tramp

/trămp/ · IPA /ˈtɹæmp/
01 v. t. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
imp. & p. p. Tramped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tramping
  1. 1.
    To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
  2. 2.
    To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.[Colloq.]
  3. 3.
    To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.[Scot.]
02 v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.
  1. 1.
    To travel; to wander; to stroll.
03 n. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
  1. 1.
    A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
  2. 2.
    A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
  3. 3.
    The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
  4. 4.
    A tool for trimming hedges.
  5. 5.
    A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.