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tromp

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

to tramp or trample.
to defeat soundly; trounce.

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Origin of tromp

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

Words nearby tromp

Trombiculidae, trombidiasis, trombone, tromethamine, trommel, tromp, trompe, trompe l'oeil, Tromsö, -tron, trona

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-tuhn -hahr-puhrt-sohn], /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/, 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
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Words related to tromp

bruise, crush, encroach, flatten, grind, hurt, infringe, injure, override, overwhelm, pound, squash, stamp, stomp, tramp, tread, violate, ride roughshod over, run over, step on

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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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