Tramp

Word TRAMP
Character 5
Hyphenation tramp
Pronunciations /tɹæmp/

Definitions and meanings of "Tramp"

What do we mean by tramp?

To walk with a firm, heavy step; trudge. intransitive verb

To travel on foot; hike. intransitive verb

To wander about aimlessly. intransitive verb

To traverse on foot. intransitive verb

To tread down; trample. intransitive verb

A heavy footfall. noun

The sound produced by heavy walking or marching. noun

A walking trip; a hike. noun

One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living; a vagrant. noun

A prostitute. noun

A person regarded as promiscuous. noun

A tramp steamer. noun

A metal plate attached to the sole of a shoe for protection, as when spading ground. noun

To run (a tramp steamer), taking on merchandise at one port and selling it wherever possible or carrying freight anywhere desired.

To sail on a tramp steamer.

To tread under foot; trample.

To tread (clothes) in water, so as to cleanse or scour them.

(sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.

A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.

A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.

(in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted

A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tramp

The word "tramp" in example sentences

_Tramp, tramp, tramp_, with the smoke and sparks rising; and the big sailor growled again in protest. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

_Tramp, tramp, tramp_, growing fainter and fainter till it died out; and then Private Smithers said, "Hah!" making a great deal of it, and then sighed and smacked his lips as if thirsty, for the water was rippling pleasantly in his ears. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

The evening's companion to Can You Hear Me and Detective Sketches, Lorenzo's basically a gay version of The Blue Angel, with David Zak as an advertising "creative" who becomes obsessed with the title tramp, a blithely opportunistic teenage hustler played by Paul Raedyn. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Perhaps the bigger question is: Can we stop using the word "tramp"? ❋ Jennifer Cowie King (2011)

To show how the tramp is a by-product of this economic necessity, it is necessary to inquire into the composition of the surplus labor army. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the United States the tramp is almost invariably a discouraged worker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In safety, durability, and performance, this tramp is a jump above all the rest, ASTM USA certifiably safe for young children. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I have even read in a book of criminology that the tramp is an atavism, a throw-back to the nomadic stage of humanity. ❋ Unknown (1933)

At present a tramp is an expense to the rates, and the object of each workhouse is therefore to push him on to the next; hence the rule that he can stay only one night. ❋ Unknown (1933)

His ship is what they call a tramp; it don't belong to any loine. ❋ Lily Dougall (1890)

And because she did not -- most likely she deemed me unappreciative -- I cried all the way home on the three-mile tramp from the school to the ranch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The tramp is not an economic necessity such as the surplus labor army, but he is the by-product of an economic necessity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The tramp is one of two kinds of men: he is either a discouraged worker or a discouraged criminal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a general way we may draw the following inferences from the remarks of Mr. O'Neil: (1) The tramp is stronger than organized society and cannot be put down; (2) The tramp is "shabby," ❋ Unknown (2010)

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