Tramp

Quick meaning: Tramp is a noun meaning The act of walking with heavy steps.

Meaning

The act of walking with heavy steps.

More Meanings

1. (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.
2. (derogatory) A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
3. Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
4. (Australia, New Zealand) A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
5. (in apposition) Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
6. A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
7. Shaking or juddering of a vehicle's driving axle under hard acceleration or braking, caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, and leading to reduction in tire traction.

Example Sentences

I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp.

Some of these are regular ocean liners; others are casual tramp ships.

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

My dear sirs, did you actually imagine that one could not follow every clumsy move you made, with Joolby's low comedy tramp and the other two stealing in like a couple of hired assassins in a penny gaff melodrama?

Word Forms

• tramps
• tramping
• tramped

Synonyms for tramp

Depending on context, synonyms include hobo, vagabond, stiff, casual, clochard, derelict.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hobo, hike, beggar, vagrant, stray, nomad.

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