Tramp meaning

What does “tramp” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tramp” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a vagrant.

tramp

a vagrant
“a homeless tramp”
“he tried to help the really down-and-out bums”
Synonymshobo bum
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
Synonymsswinger
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Synonymshiker tramper
a heavy footfall
“the tramp of military boots”
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
Synonymstramp steamer
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
“she enjoys a hike in her spare time”
Synonymshike hiking

travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
“We went tramping about the state of Colorado”
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
“Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
Synonymsslog footslog plod trudge pad
cross on foot
“We had to tramp the creeks”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”
“roving vagabonds”
Synonymsroll wander swan stray roam cast ramble rove

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University