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tromp

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verb (used with object) Informal.

to tramp or trample.
to defeat soundly; trounce.

RELATED WORDS

bruise, crush, encroach, flatten, grind, hurt, infringe, injure, override, overwhelm, pound, squash, stamp, stomp, tramp, tread, violate

Nearby words

  1. trombidiasis,
  2. trombone,
  3. trombonist,
  4. tromethamine,
  5. trommel,
  6. tromp, cornelis,
  7. trompe,
  8. trompe l'oeil,
  9. tromsö,
  10. tromsø

Origin of tromp

1880–85; gradational variant of tramp, perhaps with vowel of stomp

Tromp

[trawmp]

noun

Cor·ne·lis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/, 1629–91, and his father, Maar·ten Har·perts·zoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/, 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
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Tromp

noun

Cornelius (Martenszoon) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629–91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars
his father, Maarten (Harpertszoon) (ˈmartən). 1598–1653, Dutch admiral, who fought in the 1st Anglo-Dutch War: killed in action
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Word Origin and History for tromp

tromp

v.

1892, variant of tramp; mainly American English. Related: Tromped; tromping.

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