TRAMP


Meaning of TRAMP in English

/ træmp; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

1.

(also hobo ) [ C ] a person with no home or job who travels from place to place, usually asking people in the street for food or money

2.

[ sing. ] the ~ of sb/sth the sound of sb's heavy steps :

the tramp of marching feet

3.

[ C , usually sing. ] a long walk

SYN trek :

We had a long tramp home.

4.

( old-fashioned , NAmE , disapproving ) a woman who has many sexual partners

■ verb

(also NAmE informal tromp ) to walk with heavy or noisy steps, especially for a long time :

[ v ]

We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue.

the sound of tramping feet

[ vn ]

She's been tramping the streets looking for a job.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Low German origin. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.