Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - tromp

 biographical name Maarten Harpertszoon 1598-1653 Dutch admiral TROMP  verb  Etymology: by alteration  Date: 1846  intransitive verb  1. tramp 1 a lot of knocking on doors, ~ing from room to room — Sara Davidson  2. to step hard ; stamp ~ed on the brake  transitive verb  1. tramp  2. stamp ~s the accelerator to the floor — Jim Becker  3.  a. to give a physical beating to  b. to defeat decisively