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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tramp  \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}.] 
  1.  To  tread  upon  forcibly  and  repeatedly;  to  trample. 
 
  2.  To  travel  or  wander  through  as  to  tramp  the  country. 
  [Colloq.] 
 
  3.  To  cleanse,  as  clothes,  by  treading  upon  them  in  water. 
  [Scot.]  --Jamieson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tramp  \Tramp\,  v.  i. 
  To  travel;  to  wander;  to  stroll. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tramp  \Tramp\,  n. 
  1.  A  foot  journey  or  excursion;  as  to  go  on  a  tramp;  a  long 
  tramp.  --Blackie. 
 
  2.  A  foot  traveler;  a  tramper;  often  used  in  a  bad  sense  for 
  a  vagrant  or  wandering  vagabond.  --Halliwell. 
 
  3.  The  sound  of  the  foot,  or  of  feet,  on  the  earth,  as  in 
  marching.  --Sir  W.  Scott. 
 
  4.  A  tool  for  trimming  hedges. 
 
  5.  A  plate  of  iron  worn  to  protect  the  sole  of  the  foot,  or 
  the  shoe,  when  digging  with  a  spade. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tramp 
  n  1:  a  disreputable  wanderer  [syn:  {hobo},  {bum}] 
  2:  a  long  walk  usually  for  exercise  or  pleasure  [syn:  {hike}] 
  v  :  move  along  on  foot




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