n.
Pronunciation: ' tramp, vi 1 & vt 1 are also ' trämp, ' tro ̇ mp
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to walk, tread, or step especially heavily < tramp ed loudly on the stairs>
2 a : to travel about on foot : HIKE b : to journey as a tramp
transitive verb
1 : to tread on forcibly and repeatedly
2 : to travel or wander through or over on foot <have tramp ed all the woods on their property>
– tramp · er noun