tramp
verb/træmp/
/træmp/
(also North American English, informal tromp)
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tramp | /træmp/ /træmp/ |
| he / she / it tramps | /træmps/ /træmps/ |
| past simple tramped | /træmpt/ /træmpt/ |
| past participle tramped | /træmpt/ /træmpt/ |
| -ing form tramping | /ˈtræmpɪŋ/ /ˈtræmpɪŋ/ |
- to walk with heavy or noisy steps, especially for a long time
- (+ adv./prep.) We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue.
- the sound of tramping feet
- tramp something She's been tramping the streets looking for a job.
Extra Examples- He used to tramp miles across the mountains.
- I'm fed up with all these reporters tramping in and out.
- Miners tramped up the hill to the pithead.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): probably of Low German origin. The noun dates from the mid 17th cent.Want to learn more?
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