tramp
To walk with heavy footstepsTo walk with heavy footsteps.
» Stray dogs tramped about my garden.
Meaning
8 sensesTo walk with heavy footsteps.
то́патьtópatʹ, топта́тьtoptátʹ
To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.
броди́тьbrodítʹ
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
To hitchhike.
(transitive)To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
(transitive)To travel or wander through.
to tramp the country
travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
(Scotland, transitive)To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
(colloquial, intransitive)To scram; begone.
(intransitive)To shake or judder under hard acceleration or braking, referring to the movement of a vehicle's driving axle caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, leading to reduction in tire traction.
Examples
15 sentencesStray dogs tramped about my garden.
The cold wind pained the tramp terribly.
deDer kalte Wind peinigte den Landstreicher schrecklich. — freddy1
What did that tramp ask you for?
A tramp is rummaging through the garbage can.
ruБродяга роется в мусорном баке. — nina99nv
Don't tramp in the living room with muddy feet.
deStapfe nicht im Wohnzimmer mit matschigen Füßen herum. — Esperantostern
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English trampen (“to walk heavily”), from Middle Low German trampen (“to stampFrom Middle English trampen (“to walk heavily”), from Middle Low German trampen (“to stamp”) (trampeln (“to walk with heavy steps”), see trample) or from Middle Dutch trampen (“to stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *trampan (“to step”). Doublet of tremp.
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Forms
tramps, tramping, tramped, trampedSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle