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tromp

[ tromp ]
/ trɒmp /
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verb (used with object) Informal.

to tramp or trample.
to defeat soundly; trounce.

Words related to tromp

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

Words nearby tromp

trombiculidae, trombidiasis, trombone, tromethamine, trommel, tromp, trompe, trompe l'oeil, tromsö, tromsø, tron

Origin of tromp

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

Definition for tromp (2 of 2)

Tromp
[ trawmp ]
/ trɔmp /

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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British Dictionary definitions for tromp

Tromp
/ (Dutch 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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