Word Direct Answers

What does "tramp" mean?

Tramp: To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloq.]

Additional senses

  1. 2.To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scot.] Jamieson.
  2. 3.To travel; to wander; to stroll.
  3. 4.A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. Blackie.
  4. 5.A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.
  5. 6.The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. Sir W. Scott.
  6. 7.A tool for trimming hedges.
  7. 8.A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.

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