Tramp1. (v. i.) To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
2. (v. i.) To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.
3. (v. i.) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
4. (v. i.) To travel; to wander; to stroll.
5. (n.) A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp.
6. (n.) A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond.
7. (n.) The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching.
8. (n.) A tool for trimming hedges.
9. (n.) A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.
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