tramp
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (sometimes derogatory) A homeless person; a vagabond.Examples: "[S]he had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp."Synonyms: bum, hobo, vagabond, bum, casual, clochard, derelict, deroderogatorysometimes
2. (derogatory) A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.Examples: "I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp."; "Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."Synonyms: NB: All terms are usually pejorative unless stated otherwise., 304, alley cat, alleycat, amorette, amoret, amorosa, articlederogatory
3. (Australia, New Zealand) A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.Examples: "I got in with the American Fur Company and set out for another tramp to trade with the Indians on the North and South Platte Rivers."; "The starting place for the tramp is reached over a gravel road that begins on Route 3 about a mile south of Gorham spur."; "Speaking of knockout panoramas, if you′re fit then consider doing the taxing, winding, 8km tramp up Mt Roy (1578m; five to six hours return), start 6km from Wanaka on Mt Aspiring Rd."Synonyms: bushwalk, hike, ramble, trekAustraliaNew-Zealand
4. (in apposition) Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.Examples: "Your last delivery of copper ore contained half a hundredweight of tramp metal."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.transitive
2. (transitive) To travel or wander through.Examples: "to tramp the country"transitive
3. (transitive, Scotland) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.Examples: "Soak them [blankets, etc.], add to the water in which the linens were washed some soap, and also some of the preparation to produce a strong lather; rub or tramp them, then rinse and dry."Scotlandtransitive
4. (colloquial, intransitive) To scram; begone.Examples: "She hesitated, “be off—tramp, march,” he exclaimed, in a tone which the poor girl dared not disobey. She left the room, and Edward followed her to the door."; "Tramp, my lad. Bundle out of this, please, hand over hand, and double quick."colloquialintransitive
5. (intransitive) To shake or judder under hard acceleration or braking, referring to the movement of a vehicle's driving axle caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, leading to reduction in tire traction.intransitive
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