Meaning of "tramp" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAMP

Probably from Middle Low German trampen; compare Gothic ana-trimpan to press heavily upon, German trampen to hitchhike.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRAMP

tramp  [træmp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAMP

Tramp is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tramp in English.

WHAT DOES TRAMP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tramp

A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round. The term "tramp" became a common way to refer to such people in 19th century America.

Definition of tramp in the English dictionary

The first definition of tramp in the dictionary is to walk long and far; hike. Other definition of tramp is to walk heavily or firmly across or through ; march or trudge. Tramp is also to wander about as a vagabond or tramp.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRAMP

PRESENT

Present

I tramp

you tramp

he/she/it tramps

we tramp

you tramp

they tramp

Present continuous

I am tramping

you are tramping

he/she/it is tramping

we are tramping

you are tramping

they are tramping

Present perfect

I have tramped

you have tramped

he/she/it has tramped

we have tramped

you have tramped

they have tramped

Present perfect continuous

I have been tramping

you have been tramping

he/she/it has been tramping

we have been tramping

you have been tramping

they have been tramping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tramped

you tramped

he/she/it tramped

we tramped

you tramped

they tramped

Past continuous

I was tramping

you were tramping

he/she/it was tramping

we were tramping

you were tramping

they were tramping

Past perfect

I had tramped

you had tramped

he/she/it had tramped

we had tramped

you had tramped

they had tramped

Past perfect continuous

I had been tramping

you had been tramping

he/she/it had been tramping

we had been tramping

you had been tramping

they had been tramping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tramp

you will tramp

he/she/it will tramp

we will tramp

you will tramp

they will tramp

Future continuous

I will be tramping

you will be tramping

he/she/it will be tramping

we will be tramping

you will be tramping

they will be tramping

Future perfect

I will have tramped

you will have tramped

he/she/it will have tramped

we will have tramped

you will have tramped

they will have tramped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tramping

you will have been tramping

he/she/it will have been tramping

we will have been tramping

you will have been tramping

they will have been tramping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tramp

you would tramp

he/she/it would tramp

we would tramp

you would tramp

they would tramp

Conditional continuous

I would be tramping

you would be tramping

he/she/it would be tramping

we would be tramping

you would be tramping

they would be tramping

Conditional perfect

I would have tramp

you would have tramp

he/she/it would have tramp

we would have tramp

you would have tramp

they would have tramp

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tramping

you would have been tramping

he/she/it would have been tramping

we would have been tramping

you would have been tramping

they would have been tramping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tramp
we let´s tramp
you tramp

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tramp

Past participle

tramped

Present Participle

tramping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TRAMP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tramp» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tramp

bag lady · bum · crush · derelict · derro · dosser · down-and-out · drifter · footfall · footslog · footstep · go walkabout · hike · hobo · hornbag · march · plod · ramble · range · roam · rove · scrubber · slag · slapper · slattern · slog · sloven · slut · stamp · stomp · stump · tart · toil · traipse · trample · tread · trek · trollop · trudge · vagabond · vagrant · walk · yomp

TRANSLATION OF TRAMP

Find out the translation of tramp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tramp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tramp» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 流浪汉
• Translator English - Spanish: vagabundo
• English: tramp
• Translator English - Hindi: आवारा
• Translator English - Arabic: مُتَسَوِّل
• Translator English - Russian: бродяга
• Translator English - Portuguese: mendigo
• Translator English - Bengali: পদব্রজে ভ্রমণ
• Translator English - French: clochard
• Translator English - Malay: Tramp
• Translator English - German: Landstreicher
• Translator English - Japanese: 浮浪者
• Translator English - Korean: 거지
• Translator English - Javanese: Tramp
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kẻ lang thang
• Translator English - Tamil: நாடோடி
• Translator English - Marathi: भटक्या
• Translator English - Turkish: serseri
• Translator English - Italian: barbone
• Translator English - Polish: włóczęga
• Translator English - Ukrainian: бродяга
• Translator English - Romanian: vagabond
• Translator English - Greek: αλήτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: boemelaar
• Translator English - Swedish: luffare
• Translator English - Norwegian: tigger

8 QUOTES WITH «TRAMP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tramp.

1

Derek Blasberg

Temptation is as old as time; or at least, the history of temptation extends as far back as the moment Eve gave Adam that serpent's apple. But what sets the lady apart from the tramp is the ability to acknowledge she needs to clean up her act - and then, of course, the fact that she actually does clean up her act.

2

Charlie Chaplin

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

3

Mary Gordon

I don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything like that. I think the inspiration for my writing came largely from my father and the joy that life in books represented to me.

4

Tom Holland

When I'm acting, it's like I am the character - no one can talk to me. But I'm not so method I'd sell my house and live on the street to play a tramp.

5

Katherine Moennig

I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now.

6

Katherine Moennig

I'm not thrilled that I have a tramp stamp. When you see people bend over in their really low-cut jeans, I'm like, 'Oh... that's what I have.'

7

Clemence Poesy

I had a grungy period and looked like a tramp for a very long time - my mum really hated it! I destroyed her entire '70s wardrobe by putting studs into everything - I thought I was really cool. But it's good to experiment - I even had dreadlocks at one point.

8

Beatrice Wood

Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAMP»

Discover the use of tramp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tramp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography

" How this legendary downtown artist went from a prosaic childhood in the idyllic Kentucky foothills to igniting a movement that would take over New York's and London's restless youth cultures—and spawn the careers of not only Hell ...

Richard Hell, 2013

Tramp: The Life of Charlie Chaplin

A biography of Charles Chaplin sheds new light on the complex world of the actor, discussing his love affairs and marriages, radical political activities, rise from the London slums to film stardom, and his extraordinary films

Joyce Milton, 1998

The Tramp in America

This book provides the first account of the invention of the tramp as a social type in the United States between the 1870s and the 1930s.

Tim Cresswell, 2004

Terry the Tramp: The Life and Dangerous Times of a One Percenter

He is still a member after 42 years and never went to prison until 2010. This book takes the reader on a turbulent ride through Terry’s notorious life, each page sizzling with violent tales wrapped in a razor-sharp edge.

K. Randall Ball, 2011

Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments

Humor columnist and slightly crazed belle-by-birth Celia Rivenbark tackles these and other lard-laden subjects in Bless Your Heart, Tramp, a hilarious look at Southern---and just plain human---foibles, up-close and personal.

Celia Rivenbark, 2006

Tramp for the Lord

The Story that Begins Where The Hiding Place Ends, Join Corrie on a worldwide trip that could only have been planned by God.

Corrie Ten Boom, 2011

A Tramp Shipping Dynasty--Burrell & Son of Glasgow, ...

A history of the development of tramp shipping commerce into the age of steam, including data on shipbuilding, ownership, and operation.

R. A. Cage, 1997

A Short American Tramp: On the Fall of 1864

A Scottish traveler in the United States gives a detailed account of his travels, including tales of hunting and descriptions of hotel menus (p. 390) in addition to social and political observations.

John Campbell, 2007

A California Tramp and Later Footprints: Or, Life on the ...

The last quarter of the book is a miscellany of Kenderdine's prose and poetry. Kenderdine's association with California was renewed almost forty years later when he made a second trip west; see his California revisited (1898).

Thaddeus Stevens Kenderdine, 1888

The Adventures of a Female Tramp

The Adventures of a Female Tramp is social history, presenting vagabond underground culture with humor, excitement and a flare for the dramatic.

A-No. 1, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAMP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tramp is used in the context of the following news items.

Tribeca Film Festival Adds 'Clue,' 'Lady and the Tramp,' 'Back to the …

The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival has added outdoor screenings of “Clue” and “Lady and the Tramp” to this year's lineup, as part of a slate of community activities ... «Variety, Mar 15»

Lena Dunham and Allison Williams Just Went Lady and the Tramp …

On Tuesday, Today show hosts Matt Lauer and Kathie Lee Gifford shared a Twizzler Lady and the Tramp style to raise awareness and funding for autism. This is ... «TIME, Mar 15»

True identity of tramp 'Tea Cosy Pete' revealed as former Archbishop …

He was known only as Tea Cosy Pete, a tramp in Swansea who became famous for walking 12 miles to return a wallet with £300 inside, then refusing to accept ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»

'Happy birthday #tramp' Lauren Goodger's ex humiliates her by …

He tweeted: "Ahhhh happy birthday to the biggest let down I no @Lauren Goodger keep it up girl your doing great #tramp [sic]." If that weren't bad enough, Jake ... «Daily Star, Sep 14»

Charlie Chaplin biography reviewed by Craig Brown: Audiences …

'In the life of the small child we can see the seeds of the Little Tramp.' There is ... She first sees him on a film set, where he is dressed as the Little Tramp. 'Charlie ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»

Rihanna parties at Tramp for the third night in a row

So it looks like Rihanna really loves the Tramp nightclub on Jermyn Street in London. The Diamonds singer headed over to the swanky hotspot after dining at ... «Splash News, Mar 14»

Thousands protest in support of breastfeeding 'tramp'

Thousands of people have attended breastfeeding protests in support of a Staffordshire mother who was labelled a "tramp" for feeding her baby in public. «BBC News, Mar 14»

Mother labelled 'tramp' for breastfeeding in public

A mother from Staffordshire has launched a breastfeeding protest after being called a "tramp" on Facebook for feeding her baby in public. Emily Slough started ... «BBC News, Mar 14»

Grease and Lady and the Tramp animator Wilson dies

John David Wilson, the animator, producer and director whose work included the opening credits to Grease and Lady and the Tramp has died at 93. «BBC News, Jul 13»

Nicole Richie's Tramp Stamp: Star Talks Tattoo Removal In New …

The 31-year-old star has dedicated the first episode of the show, which debuted on Tuesday, to the pursuit of removing her tramp stamp, which happens to be "a ... «Huffington Post, May 13»