Tramp \Tramp\, v. 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.
anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe
steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind of rock, Trape, Trip, v.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Tramp \Tramp\, n.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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