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• tromp
  tromp

  verb (used with object)

  to tramp or trample.
• Tromp
  Tromp

  noun

  Cornelis 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.

tromp

¹ American  

[tromp] / trɒmp /

verb (used with object)

Informal.

1. to tramp or trample.

2. to defeat soundly; trounce.

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Tromp ² American  

[trawmp] / trɔmp /

noun

1. Cornelis 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.

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Tromp British  

/ tromp /

noun

1. Cornelius ( Martenszoon ) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629–91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars

2. his father, Maarten ( Harpertszoon ) (ˈmartən). 1598–1653, Dutch admiral, who fought in the 1st Anglo-Dutch War: killed in action

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Etymology

Origin of tromp

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

Explanation

To tromp is to walk in a heavy, plodding way, perhaps making a stomping or clomping sound. A person who is walking somewhere in a very deliberate, forceful manner may tromp there. A sulky child who wants everyone to know he's angry about something may tromp around the house. When a person tromps, their steps are heavy and usually easy to hear, like an upstairs neighbor whose stomping and thudding around keeps you awake at night. The word tromp is also used more figuratively to mean "soundly defeat" or "trounce," as in "We tromped the other team at the state championships!"

Example Sentences

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We stroll, stride, plod, traipse, amble, saunter, shuffle, tiptoe, lumber, tromp, lope, strut and swagger.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2022

A cohort of notable actors — including Michael Caine, Ben Foster and Matthew Goode — tromp through “Medieval,” Petr Jakl’s lumbering epic about the storied Czech warrior Jan Zizka.

From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

If you’ve ever sold a home, you know the drill: You keep a tidy house, and then you have to go somewhere while strangers tromp through the place and judge your housekeeping proficiency.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

And I wear my all-weather boots so I can tromp around in mud.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2021

We saw the heavily clothed figures tromp up the hill.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Tromp believed that the prince's lie had eventually turned into self-deception.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023

The Netherlands closed to 8-5 in the eighth before Chia-Hao Sung retired Chadwick Tromp on an inning-ending flyout with a man on.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2023

Tromp limped as he reached second, prompting immediate attention from Braves training personnel, but he remained in the game.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2022

Right-hander Huascar Ynoa was recalled from Triple-A and catcher Chadwick Tromp was selected to the major league roster in corresponding moves.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2022

How, too, flames his soul with pride, when he recounts the brave deeds of those old sea-lions, Tromp and de Ruyter, and their fearless companions, in the fierce battle against the growing English supremacy!

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den