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Webster 1913 Edition

Tramp

Tramp

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tramped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tramping
.]
[OE.
trampen
; akin to LG.
trampen
, G.
trampeln
, LG. & D.
trappen
, Dan.
trampe
, Sw. & Icel.
trampa
, Goth. ana
trimpan
to press upon; also to D.
trap
a step, G.
treppe
steps, stairs. Cf.
Trap
a kind of rock,
Trape
,
Trip
,
Verb.
I.
,
Tread
.]
1.
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
2.
To travel or wander through;
as, to
tramp
the country
.
[Colloq.]
3.
To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
[Scot.]
Jamieson.

Tramp

,
Verb.
I.
To travel; to wander; to stroll.

Tramp

,
Noun.
1.
A foot journey or excursion;
as, to go on a
tramp
; a long
tramp
.
Blackie.
2.
A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
Halliwell.
3.
The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
Sir W. Scott.
4.
A tool for trimming hedges.
5.
A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tramp

TRAMP

,
Verb.
T.
To tread.

TRAMP

,
Verb.
I.
To travel; to wander or stroll.

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