Tramp
Tramp , transitive verb
[Old English trampen; akin to LG. trampen, German trampeln, LG. & Dutch trappen, Danish trampe, Swedish & Icelandic trampa, Gothic anatrimpan to press upon; also to Dutch trap a step, German treppe steps, stairs. Compare Trap a kind of rock, Trape, Trip, v. i., Tread.]
1.
To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
2.
To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country. [Colloquial]
3.
To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water. [Scottish] — Jamieson
Tramp , intransitive verb
To travel; to wander; to stroll.
Tramp , noun
1.
A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long tramp. — Blackie
2.
A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for a vagrant or wandering vagabond. — Halliwell
3.
The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in marching. — Sir W. Scott
4.
A tool for trimming hedges.
5.
A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or the shoe, when digging with a spade.