[tramp] vb [ME; akin to MLG trampen to stamp] vi (14c) 1: to walk, tread, or step esp. heavily
2. a: to travel about on foot: hike b: to journey as a tramp ~ vt 1: to tread on forcibly and repeatedly
2: to travel or wander through or over on foot "have ~ed all the woods on their property" -- tramp.er n
[2]tramp n (1664) 1 a: a foot traveler b: a begging or thieving vagrant c: a woman of loose morals; specif: prostitute
2: a walking trip: hike
3: the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface (as a road, pavement, or floor)
4: an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe
5: a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port--called also tramp steamer [3]tramp adj (1873): having no fixed abode, connection, or destination "a ~ dog"