Tramps — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Tramps

Tramps (verb)

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

Tramps (noun)

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

Tramps (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

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 stiffs, bummers, bums, hoboes, sundowners (Australian), swaggies (chiefly Australian), swagmen (chiefly Australian), vagabonds, vagrants

related: drifters, roamers, transients, beggars, derelicts, mendicants, panhandlers, stiffs, dodgers, malingerers, shirkers, slackers, gamines, ragamuffins, urchins, waifs
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman

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

similar: chippies, doxies, fancy women, floozies, hoochies (slang), hussies, Jezebels, minxes, queans, trollops, wenches (archaic), women of easy virtue

related: sirens, temptresses, vamps, grisettes, prostitutes, trulls

Tramps (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

to move heavily or clumsily

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

similar: barges, clumps, flogs (British), flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps, plods, pounds, scuffles, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, slogs, sloughs, stamps, stomps, stumbles, stumps, tromps, trudges

related: drags, flops, hauls, blunders, careens, dodders, lurches, reels, staggers, sways, teeters, totters, waddles, weaves, wobbles

opposite: breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes, whisks

near: drifts, floats, hangs, hovers, poises, wafts
to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure

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

similar: champs, stamps, stomps, tramples, tromps

related: overrides, runs down, runs over, steps (on), mashes, pulps, smashes, squashes, squelches, boots, hoofs, kicks
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: ambles, hikes, perambulates, rambles, saunters, strolls, tromps

related: roams, roves, wanders, peregrinates, traipses, traverses, treks, walks, marches, promenades, power walks

Related Entry: Tramp (noun)

Tramp is a different word from Tramps. The synonyms below are for tramp, not for tramps.

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
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

Related Entry: Tramp (verb)

Tramp is a different word from Tramps. The synonyms below are for tramp, not for tramps.

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
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
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

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Tramps

The most common words with a similar meaning to Tramps:

Chiefly Australian: swaggies, swagmen

Australian: sundowners

Slang: hoochies

Archaic: wenches

British: flogs

bindle stiffs, bummers, bums, hoboes, vagabonds, vagrants, chippies, doxies, fancy women, floozies, hussies, Jezebels, minxes, queans, trollops, women of easy virtue, barges, clumps, flounders, galumphs, lumbers, lumps, plods, pounds, scuffles, scuffs, shambles, shuffles, slogs, sloughs, stamps, stomps, stumbles, stumps, tromps, trudges, champs, tramples, ambles, hikes

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Tramps

Words with the opposite meaning of Tramps:

breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes, whisks

Related Words for Tramps

drifters, roamers, transients, beggars, derelicts, mendicants, panhandlers, stiffs, dodgers, malingerers, shirkers, slackers, gamines, ragamuffins, urchins, waifs, sirens, temptresses, vamps, grisettes, prostitutes, trulls, drags, flops, hauls, blunders, careens, dodders, lurches, reels

Near Antonyms of Tramps

drifts, floats, hangs, hovers, poises, wafts

Word Forms of Tramps

Inflections: tramped, tramping

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

Origin & Etymology of Tramps

Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

First known use: 14th centuryi

Frequently Asked Questions about Tramps

What does "Tramps" mean?

"Tramps" means to walk, tread, or step especially heavily. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to walk, tread, or step especially heavily. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Tramps"?

Other words for "Tramps" include bindle stiffs, bummers, bums, hoboes, sundowners, swaggies, swagmen and vagabonds. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Tramps" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Tramps"?

There are 110 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Tramps". Common alternatives include bindle stiffs, bummers, bums, hoboes, sundowners, swaggies, swagmen, vagabonds, vagrants and chippies.

What is the opposite of "Tramps"?

Antonyms of "Tramps" include breezes, coasts, glides, slides, waltzes and whisks. Near antonyms include drifts, floats, hangs and hovers.

How do you use "Tramps" in a sentence?

Examples of "Tramps" 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 "Tramps" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Tramps" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Tramps"?

"Tramps" is pronounced /ˈtramp/.

What is the origin of the word "Tramps"?

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