GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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.]
   To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
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   To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]
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   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.
   A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
   Blackie.
   
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   A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
   Halliwell.
   
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   The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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   A tool for trimming hedges.
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   A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.
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