Tramp (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tramped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tramping.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G.
trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel.
trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D.
trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. Trap a kind
of rock, Trape, Trip, v. i., Tread.]
1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to
trample.
2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp
the country. [Colloq.]
3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in
water. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Tramp, v. i. To travel; to wander; to
stroll.
Tramp, n. 1. A foot
journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long
tramp. Blackie.
2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad
sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. Halliwell.
3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth,
as in marching. Sir W. Scott.
4. A tool for trimming hedges.
5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the
foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.