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tramp

/tɹæmp/
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noun

  • (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
  • A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

    ""Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend.""

  • Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
  • A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
  • (in apposition) Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted
  • A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.

verb

  • To walk with heavy footsteps.
  • To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).

    "We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again."

  • To hitchhike.
  • To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
  • To travel or wander through.

    "to tramp the country"

  • To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.

noun

  • A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
  • Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

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