træmp v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a
walk heavily
and firmly (tramping
about upstairs). b go on
foot,
esp. a
distance. 2 tr. a
cross on foot, esp. wearily or reluctantly. b
cover (a distance) in
this way (tramped
forty miles). 3 tr. (often foll. by down)
tread on;
trample;
stamp on. 4 tr.
Austral. colloq.
dismiss from employment, sack. 5 intr. live as a tramp. --n. 1 an
itinerant vagrant or
beggar. 2
the sound of a
person, or esp.
people,
walking, marching,
etc., or of horses'
hooves. 3 a
journey on foot, esp. protracted. 4 a an
iron plate protecting the sole of a
boot used
for digging. b the
part of a spade
that it strikes. 5 esp. US sl. derog. a
promiscuous woman. 6 =
ocean tramp. øøtramper n. trampish adj. [ME trampe f. Gmc]