tramping

[ tram-ping ]

/ ˈtræm pɪŋ /

noun

hiking, especially on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight.

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Origin of tramping

First recorded in 1810–20; tramp + -ing¹

Words nearby tramping

tramp, tramp art, tramp stamp, tramp steamer, tramper, tramping, tramping club, tramping hut, trample, trampoline, tramroad

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tramp

[ tramp ]

/ træmp /

verb (used without object)

to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.

to tread heavily or trample (usually followed by on or upon): to tramp on a person's toes.

to walk steadily; march; trudge.

to go on a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

to go about as a vagabond or tramp.

to make a voyage on a tramp steamer.

verb (used with object)

to tramp or walk heavily or steadily through or over.

to traverse on foot: to tramp the streets.

to tread or trample underfoot: to tramp grapes.

to travel over as a tramp.

to run (a ship) as a tramp steamer.

noun

the act of tramping.

a firm, heavy, resounding tread.

the sound made by such a tread.

a long, steady walk; trudge.

a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

a person who travels on foot from place to place, especially a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food.

a sexually promiscuous woman; prostitute.

a freight vessel that does not run regularly between fixed ports, but takes a cargo wherever shippers desire.Compare cargo liner.

a piece of iron affixed to the sole of a shoe.

Origin of tramp

1350–1400; Middle English trampen to stamp; cognate with Low German trampen; akin to Gothic ana-trimpan to press hard upon. See traipse, trample

SYNONYMS FOR tramp

17 vagrant, bum, hobo.

OTHER WORDS FROM tramp

tramp·er, nountramp·ish, adjectivetramp·ish·ly, adverbtramp·ish·ness, noun

un·tramped, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for tramping

Tramping down the riding we met two boys, fifteen or sixteen years old.
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Tramping along the dusty highway, another traveler was met, "How far to ——."
Under the Stars and Bars|Walter A. Clark
Tramping up the hill towards the second gate was a tall figure in khaki.
The Trumpeter Swan|Temple Bailey
Tramping through the woods the next day the chums found the forest even wilder than they had anticipated.
Frank Roscoe's Secret|Allen Chapman

Tramping busily all the next day, we climbed everything that could be climbed.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for tramping

tramp

/ (træmp) /

verb

(intr) to walk long and far; hike

to walk heavily or firmly across or through (a place); march or trudge

(intr) to wander about as a vagabond or tramp

(tr) to make (a journey) or traverse (a place) on foot, esp laboriously or wearilyto tramp the streets in search of work

(tr) to tread or trample

(intr) NZ to walk for sport or recreation, esp in the bush

noun

a person who travels about on foot, usually with no permanent home, living by begging or doing casual work

a long hard walk; hike

a heavy or rhythmic step or tread

the sound of heavy treading

Also called: tramp steamer a merchant ship that does not run between ports on a regular schedule but carries cargo wherever the shippers desire

slang, mainly US and Canadian a prostitute or promiscuous girl or woman

an iron plate on the sole of a boot

Derived forms of tramp

tramping, nountrampish, adjective

Word Origin for tramp

C14: probably from Middle Low German trampen; compare Gothic ana-trimpan to press heavily upon, German trampen to hitchhike

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