Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tramp
IPA transcription: [tɹ'æmp]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tramp, hobo, bum
    Meaning: a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tramp
    Meaning: travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
Usage examples
  • Tram and tramp!
  • Is the tramp in the cabin?"
  • Ceaseless tramp of humanity
  • The tramp had evidently walked on the rail some distance.
  • "There's a good tramp in front of us now that the last tram has gone.
  • The whole country would have been heavy with forest had it not been for the tramp of war.
  • By-and-by there was a sound of people coming through the courtyard, and the measured tramp of soldiers.
  • "Yes," said Mrs. Maclntyre; "and when this little tramp is sent away, I want the children to go there often.
  • As the inspiring music, the grand tramp, drew near, the old thrill went through the crowd, the old cheer broke out.
  • While she was working she heard the tramp of a horse's hoofs, and looking up saw the big bluff Squire riding toward her.