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tramp (foot)

Definition:

to walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

Class:

motion verb (walking, flying, swimming, etc.)

Related to:

tramper

Past tense:

tramped

Present participle:

tramping

3rd-person singular present:

tramps

Type of:

walk » travel

Original source:

Princeton WordNet

Example:

squelch

Usage example:

The children tramp to the playground.

Synonyms:

footslog | pad | plod | slog | tromp | trudge | trog [Britain, informal]

Etymology:

While some tramps may do odd jobs from time to time, unlike other temporarily ...
(Source: Wikipedia)  [more]

All senses of tramp...

Definition references  (+images)

Collins Dictionary:

footslog [intransitive] | tramp [synonym] | footslogger [noun, derived]

to march; tramp (3 of 281 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)

www​.collinsdictionary​.com​/dictionary​/english​/footslog

Wiktionary:

footslog | footslogs [plural] | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle]

An instance of footslogging. | [intransitive] to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge (19 of 67 words, 2 definitions, 5 usage examples)

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/footslog

Oxford Dictionary:

footslog | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle] | footslogs [3rd-person singular present] | footslogger [derived]

[intransitive] : (especially of a soldier) walk or march for a long distance, typically wearily or with effort | a long and exhausting walk or march. (25 of 41 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)

oxforddictionaries​.com​/definition​/footslog

Merriam-Webster:

footslog | footslogger [noun, related]

to march or tramp through mud (6 of 20 words, pronunciation)

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/dictionary​/footslog

American Heritage Dictionary:

footslog | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle] | footslogs [3rd-person singular present] | footslogger [noun, related]

To walk, march, or trudge, especially over a long distance. (10 of 19 words, pronunciation)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/footslog

Random House Dictionary:

footslog | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle]

to go on foot through or as if through mud. (10 of 17 words, pronunciation)

dictionary​.infoplease​.com​/footslog

New World Dictionary:

footslog | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle] | footslogger [noun, related]

to march or plod through or as through mud (9 of 16 words, pronunciation)

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/footslog

Wikipedia:

Tromp [disambiguation] | Van Tromp

may mean: Maarten Tromp (1598-1653), Dutch admiral | Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), Dutch admiral, son of Maarten | Hr.Ms. Tromp, several ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy named after the admirals | Henricus Tromp (1878-1962), Dutch rower | Tromp, a... (35 of 117 words, 9 definitions)

en​.wikipedia​.org​/wiki​/Tromp

Cambridge Dictionary:

plod [entry 1] | -dd- [past tense] | plodding [adjective, derived]

to walk taking slow steps, as if your feet are heavy (11 of 43 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)

dictionary​.cambridge​.org​/dictionary​/british​/plod 1

plod [entry 2] | -dd- [past tense] | plodder [noun, derived] | plodding [adjective, derived]

to work slowly and continuously, but without imagination, enthusiasm or interest (11 of 66 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)

dictionary​.cambridge​.org​/dictionary​/british​/plod 2

Macmillan British Dictionary:

plod [intransitive] | plodded [past tense] | plodding [present participle] | plods [3rd-person singular present]

to walk with slow heavy steps (6 of 47 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/british​/plod

Britannica Encyclopedia:

foot [vertebrate anatomy] | feet [plural]

in anatomy, terminal part of the leg of a land vertebrate, on which the creature stands. In most two-footed and many four-footed animals, the foot ... (25 of 385 words, 7 images)

www​.britannica​.com​/E​Bchecked​/topic​/212788​/foot

foot [prosody] | Feet [plural]

in verse, the smallest metrical unit of measurement. The prevailing kind and number of feet, revealed by scansion, determines the metre of a poem. In ... (25 of 283 words, 1 image)

www​.britannica​.com​/E​Bchecked​/topic​/212783​/foot

foot [measurement] | feet [plural]

in measurement, any of numerous ancient, medieval, and modern linear measures based on the length of the human foot and used exclusively in ... (23 of 89 words)

www​.britannica​.com​/E​Bchecked​/topic​/212768​/foot

Columbia Encyclopedia:

hoof

horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof ... (26 of 44 words)

www​.infoplease​.com​/ce​6​/sci​/A​0824110​.html

Encarta Dictionary:

footslog | footslogged [past tense] | footslogging [present participle] | footslogs [3rd-person singular present] | footslogger [noun, derived]

to march, tramp, or trudge on foot, especially over difficult ground such as thick mud (15 of 45 words, pronunciation)

encarta​.msn​.com​/dictionary 1861612810​/definition​.html  [offline]

Etymology references

Wikipedia:

Tramp

Origin: While some tramps may do odd jobs from time to time, unlike other temporarily homeless people they do not seek out regular work and support themselves by other means such as begging or scavenging (see Waste picker). This is in contrast to: bum, a ... (44 of 228 etymology words)

en​.wikipedia​.org​/wiki​/Tramp

Online Etymology:

tramp

First use: late 14th century

Origin: "walk heavily, stamp", from Middle Low German trampen "to stamp", from Proto-Germanic *tramp- (compare Danish trampe, Swedish ... (20 of 85 etymology words)

www​.etymonline​.com​/index​.php term=tramp

tromp

First use: 1892

Origin: variant of "tramp"; mainly American English

www​.etymonline​.com​/index​.php term=tromp

Wiktionary:

tramp | tramps [plural] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle]

Origin: Originally as verb, from Middle English trampen ("to walk heavily") 1388, from Middle Low German (compare Modern German trampen ("to hitchhike")), from Proto-Germanic *tramp-; compare trap.

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/tramp

tromp | tromps [plural] | tromped [past tense] | tromping [present participle]

Origin: 1892, variant of tramp. | French trombe, trompe, a waterspout, a water-blowing machine. Compare trump, a trumpet.

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/tromp

New World Dictionary:

tramp

Origin: Middle English trampen from or akin to Low German trampen, to trample from nasalized form of the base in "trap"

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/tramp

Collins Dictionary:

tramp

First use: 14th century

Origin: probably from Middle Low German trampen; compare Gothic ana-trimpan to press heavily upon, German trampen to hitchhike

www​.collinsdictionary​.com​/dictionary​/english​/tramp

Oxford Dictionary:

tramp

Origin: late Middle English (as a verb): probably of Low German origin. The noun dates from the mid 17th century

oxforddictionaries​.com​/definition​/tramp

tromp [intransitive, with adverbial of direction, North American, informal] | tromp on

First use: late 19th cent

Origin: alteration of "tramp"

oxforddictionaries​.com​/definition​/tromp

American Heritage Dictionary:

tramp | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle] | tramps [3rd-person singular present]

Origin: Middle English trampen, to walk heavily, from Middle Low German.

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/tramp

tromp | tromped [past tense] | tromping [present participle] | tromps [3rd-person singular present]

Origin: Variant of "tramp".

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/tromp

Merriam-Webster:

tramp [entry 1, verb]

First use: 14th century

Origin: Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/dictionary​/tramp

tromp

First use: 1846

Origin: by alteration

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/dictionary​/tromp

Encarta Dictionary:

tramp | tramps [plural] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle]

First use: 14th century

Origin: Middle Low German trampen "to stamp"

encarta​.msn​.com​/dictionary 1861721374​/definition​.html  [offline]

tromp | tromped [past tense] | tromping [present participle] | tromps [3rd-person singular present]

First use: Late 19th century

Origin: Alteration of tramp

encarta​.msn​.com​/dictionary 1861722090​/definition​.html  [offline]

Audio references

Wiktionary:

tramp | tramps [plural] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle]

Audio: North American English pronunciation of "tramp"

en​.wiktionary​.org​/wiki​/tramp

Collins Dictionary:

tramp

Audio: North American English pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.collinsdictionary​.com​/dictionary​/english​/tramp

Macmillan British Dictionary:

tramp [countable] | tramps [plural]

Audio: British English pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/british​/tramp

tramp [intransitive/transitive, verb] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle] | tramps [3rd-person singular present]

Audio: British English pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/british​/tramp 7

Macmillan American Dictionary:

tramp [countable] | tramps [plural]

Audio: North American pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/american​/tramp

tramp [intransitive/transitive, verb] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle] | tramps [3rd-person singular present]

Audio: North American pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.macmillandictionary​.com​/dictionary​/american​/tramp 7

Cambridge Dictionary:

tramp [entry 3]

Audio 1: British English pronunuciation of "tramp"

Audio 2: North American English pronunuciation of "tramp"

dictionary​.cambridge​.org​/dictionary​/british​/tramp 3

the Free Dictionary:

tramp

Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "tramp"

Audio 2: British English pronunciation of "tramp"

Audio 3: North American English pronunciation of "tramp" by speech synthesizer

www​.thefreedictionary​.com​/tramp

tromp

Audio 1: North American English pronunciation of "tromp"

Audio 2: British English pronunciation of "tromp"

Audio 3: North American English pronunciation of "tromp" by speech synthesizer

www​.thefreedictionary​.com​/tromp

Google Dictionary:

tramp | tramps [plural] | tramped [past tense] | tramping [present participle]

Audio: English pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.google​.com​/#hl=en&tbs=dfn​:1&fp=1&q=tramp

Merriam-Webster Pronunciation:

tramp

Audio: North American pronunciation of "tramp"

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/audio​.php file=tramp​001 word=tramp

tromp

Audio: North American pronunciation of "tromp"

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/audio​.php file=tromp​001 word=tromp

Tromp

Audio: North American pronunciation of "Tromp"

www​.merriam-webster​.com​/audio​.php file=bixtro​03 word=Tromp

YourDictionary Audio:

tramp

Audio: North American English pronunciation of "tramp" by speech synthesizer

www​.yourdictionary​.com​/tramp

tromp

Audio: North American English pronunciation of "tromp" by speech synthesizer

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