tramp
The act of walking with heavy stepsThe act of walking with heavy steps.
» Stray dogs tramped about my garden.
al_ex_an_der · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
8 sensesThe act of walking with heavy steps.
a heavy footfall
(derogatory, sometimes)A homeless person; a vagabond.
Vagabund, Penner, Landstreicher
бродя́гаbrodjága, бомжbomž, бося́кbosják
волоцюгаvolocjuha, бродягаbrodjaha, бомжbomž
(derogatory)A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp.
Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend.
Schlampe, Flittchen
шлю́хаšljúxa, потаску́хаpotaskúxa
Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
(Australia, New Zealand)A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
Shaking or juddering of a vehicle's driving axle under hard acceleration or braking, caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, and 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
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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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