tramp

/tɹˈæmp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a vagrant
   “a homeless tramp”
2. a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
3. a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
4. a heavy footfall
   “the tramp of military boots”
5. a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
6. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
   “she enjoys a hike in her spare time”

verb

1. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
   “We went tramping about the state of Colorado”
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
   “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
3. cross on foot
   “We had to tramp the creeks”
4. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   “The gypsies roamed the woods”

Synonyms for tramp

• hobo
• bum
• swinger
• hiker
• tramper
• tramp steamer
• hike
• hiking
• slog
• footslog
• plod
• trudge
• pad
• roll
• wander
• swan
• stray
• roam
• cast
• ramble
• rove
• range
• drift
• vagabond

Words that rhyme with tramp

• stamp
• camp
• ramp
• cramp
• vamp
• damp
• champ
• clamp
• decamp
• amp
• lamp
• revamp
• tamp
• encamp
• firedamp
• gamp
• bouwkamp
• feldkamp
• fullenkamp
• gaskamp
• grandchamp
• hamp
• hampe
• haverkamp
• heitkamp
• helmkamp
• holtkamp
• kamp
• kampe
• kramp