Tramp
noun
A person who travels about without a home or job, often having no money.
The old tramp was searching for food in the trash bin.
Often appears as...
- old tramp
- poor tramp
verb
To walk heavily or noisily.
You could hear him tramp around the house in his heavy boots.
Often appears as...
- tramp through the woods
- tramp around the room
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A woman who involves herself with a lot of men.
People in the town called her a tramp because of her reputation.
Often appears as...
- call someone a tramp
- label a woman a tramp
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A ship or steamboat that regularly sails along a specified route without a schedule.
The tramp made frequent stops at ports to pick up available cargo.
Often appears as...
- tramp steamer
- tramp ship
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A long walk, usually over countryside.
We went on a tramp through the forest yesterday.
Often appears as...
- tramp through forest
- tramp up the hill
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A person who travels about without a home or job, often having no money.
The old tramp was searching for food in the trash bin.
Often appears as...
- old tramp
- poor tramp
verb
To walk heavily or noisily.
You could hear him tramp around the house in his heavy boots.
Often appears as...
- tramp through the woods
- tramp around the room
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A woman who involves herself with a lot of men.
People in the town called her a tramp because of her reputation.
Often appears as...
- call someone a tramp
- label a woman a tramp
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A ship or steamboat that regularly sails along a specified route without a schedule.
The tramp made frequent stops at ports to pick up available cargo.
Often appears as...
- tramp steamer
- tramp ship
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A long walk, usually over countryside.
We went on a tramp through the forest yesterday.
Often appears as...
- tramp through forest
- tramp up the hill
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The term often implies a negative view or a sense of pity towards the person.
The children were taught not to mock the tramp in the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Outdated term
'Tramp' can be seen as outdated or offensive, use 'homeless person' instead.
Old literature often refers to homeless people as tramps.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The term often implies a negative view or a sense of pity towards the person.
The children were taught not to mock the tramp in the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Outdated term
'Tramp' can be seen as outdated or offensive, use 'homeless person' instead.
Old literature often refers to homeless people as tramps.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The term often implies a negative view or a sense of pity towards the person.
The children were taught not to mock the tramp in the park.
Pro Tip 2/2Outdated term
'Tramp' can be seen as outdated or offensive, use 'homeless person' instead.
Old literature often refers to homeless people as tramps.
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Video examples
Kenya’s Wildlife...
director of the kenya wildlife service and embarked on a major campaign to stem elephant poaching so to put it lightly richard leakey is a big deal and one day when she was about five years old paul was tramping through his yard she was with her brother who
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You have no idea where...
actually evolved to help it get through the winter? What if those broad feet were meant to tromp not over sand, but over snow, like a pair of snowshoes? What if that hump -- which, huge news to me, does not contain water, it contains fat --
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Kenya’s Wildlife...
director of the kenya wildlife service and embarked on a major campaign to stem elephant poaching so to put it lightly richard leakey is a big deal and one day when she was about five years old paul was tramping through his yard she was with her brother who
Video examples
You have no idea where...
actually evolved to help it get through the winter? What if those broad feet were meant to tromp not over sand, but over snow, like a pair of snowshoes? What if that hump -- which, huge news to me, does not contain water, it contains fat --
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Quote examples
Jessica Biel
American Actress
For a very long time, I wasn't thought of as anyone with any credibility in the film world. Everybody is tramping through the swamp every day in this business. 'I'm worth it, I'm credible - believe me, give me a shot!' That's the way I feel on a consistent basis.
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Robert Greene
English Playwright
The wisest hustler can suddenly fall for the worst tramp and lose all of his money on her. The hustler is aware of his own weaknesses and openings to con. This awareness is his edge.
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Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I'm the laziest person - that's my normal self. When I'm hanging around my house, I literally look like a tramp. I love being comfortable and having no make-up on.
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Tom Holland
English Actor
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.
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Katherine Moennig
American Actress
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.
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Joan Rivers
American Comedian
A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.
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Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
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Beatrice Wood
American Artist
Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I modelled my looks on the town tramp.
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Martin Milner
American Actor
Actors really should be tramps.
Quote examples
Jessica Biel
American Actress
For a very long time, I wasn't thought of as anyone with any credibility in the film world. Everybody is tramping through the swamp every day in this business. 'I'm worth it, I'm credible - believe me, give me a shot!' That's the way I feel on a consistent basis.
Quote examples
Robert Greene
English Playwright
The wisest hustler can suddenly fall for the worst tramp and lose all of his money on her. The hustler is aware of his own weaknesses and openings to con. This awareness is his edge.
Quote examples
Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I'm the laziest person - that's my normal self. When I'm hanging around my house, I literally look like a tramp. I love being comfortable and having no make-up on.
Quote examples
Tom Holland
English Actor
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.
Quote examples
Katherine Moennig
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Joan Rivers
American Comedian
A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.
Quote examples
Charlie Chaplin
English Actor
A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
Quote examples
Beatrice Wood
American Artist
Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
Quote examples
Dolly Parton
American Singer
I modelled my looks on the town tramp.
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Martin Milner
American Actor
Actors really should be tramps.
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