Tramp — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun adjective /ˈtramp/

Meaning & Definition of Tramp

Tramp (verb)

  1. to walk, tread, or step especially heavily
  2. to travel about on foot, hike
  3. to journey as a tramp

Tramp (noun)

  1. vagrant
  2. a person who travels on foot
  3. a woman who has multiple sexual partners, a woman who is sexually promiscuous

Tramp (adjective)

  1. having no fixed abode, connection, or destination

Tramp (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living

    "the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter"

    similar: bindle stiff, bum, bummer, hobo, sundowner (Australian), swaggie (chiefly Australian), swagman (chiefly Australian), vagabond, vagrant
    related: drifter, roamer, transient, beggar, derelict, mendicant, panhandler, stiff, dodger, malingerer, shirker, slacker, gamine, ragamuffin, urchin, waif

  2. a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman

    "elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps"

    similar: chippie (slang, disapproving), doxy (old-fashioned, disapproving), fancy woman (dated), floozy, hoochie (slang), hussy, Jezebel, minx, quean (disparaging), trollop, wench (archaic), woman of easy virtue
    related: siren, temptress, vamp, grisette, prostitute (sometimes offensive), trull

Tramp (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move heavily or clumsily

    "tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work"

    similar: barge, clump, flog (British), flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tromp, trudge
    related: drag, flop, haul, blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble
    opposite: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
    near: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

  2. to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

    "didn't mean to tramp your toes as I was running past you"

    similar: champ, stamp, stomp, trample, tromp
    related: override, run down, run over, step (on), mash, pulp, smash, squash, squelch, boot, hoof, kick

  3. to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure

    "we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain"

    similar: amble, hike, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, tromp
    related: roam, rove, wander, peregrinate, traipse, traverse, trek, walk, march, promenade, power walk

Tramp (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in vagabond, wandering

    similar: errant, fugitive, itinerant, nomadic, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, traveling, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring, migrant, migratory, mobile, ambulant, ambulatory, drifting, fiddle-footed, footloose, gadabout, gallivanting, meandering, rambling, sauntering, strolling, traipsing, walking
    opposite: nonmigrant, nonmigratory, resident, immobile, stationary, established, fast, fixed, rooted, sedentary, set, settled

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Tramp

The most common words with a similar meaning to Tramp:

Chiefly Australian: swaggie, swagman
Australian: sundowner
Slang, disapproving: chippie
Old-fashioned, disapproving: doxy
Dated: fancy woman
Slang: hoochie
bindle stiff, bum, bummer, hobo, vagabond, vagrant, floozy, hussy, Jezebel, minx, trollop, woman of easy virtue, barge, clump, flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tromp, trudge, champ, trample, amble, hike, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Tramp

Words with the opposite meaning of Tramp:

breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk, nonmigrant, nonmigratory, resident, immobile, stationary, established, fast, fixed, rooted, sedentary, set, settled

Related Words for Tramp

drifter, roamer, transient, beggar, derelict, mendicant, panhandler, stiff, dodger, malingerer, shirker, slacker, gamine, ragamuffin, urchin, waif, siren, temptress, vamp, grisette, prostitute, trull, drag, flop, haul, blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel

Near Antonyms of Tramp

drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

Word Forms of Tramp

Inflections: tramped, tramping, tramps

Derived words: tramper (noun), trampy (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Tramp

Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

First known use: 14th centuryi

Words & Phrases Containing Tramp

tramp art, tramp stamp

Frequently Asked Questions about Tramp

What does "Tramp" mean?

"Tramp" means to walk, tread, or step especially heavily. As an a verb, a noun and an adjective, it is defined as: to walk, tread, or step especially heavily. It has 6 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Tramp"?

Other words for "Tramp" include bindle stiff, bum, bummer, hobo, sundowner, swaggie, swagman and vagabond. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Tramp" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Tramp"?

There are 138 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Tramp". Common alternatives include bindle stiff, bum, bummer, hobo, sundowner, swaggie, swagman, vagabond, vagrant and chippie.

What is the opposite of "Tramp"?

Antonyms of "Tramp" include breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk, nonmigrant and nonmigratory. Near antonyms include drift, float, hang and hover.

How do you use "Tramp" in a sentence?

Examples of "Tramp" in a sentence: "the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter"; "elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps"; "tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work".

Is "Tramp" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Tramp" can be used as a verb, a noun and an adjective, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Tramp"?

"Tramp" is pronounced /ˈtramp/.

What is the origin of the word "Tramp"?

"Tramp" comes from Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp. First known use: 14th centuryi.