Tramp
WordNet
noun
(1) A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
"She enjoys a hike in her spare time"
(2) A commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
(3) A heavy footfall
"The tramp of military boots"
(4) A foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
(5) A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
(6) A disreputable vagrant
"A homeless tramp"
"He tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
verb
(7) Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"Roving vagabonds"
"The wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"The laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They rolled from town to town"
(8) Cross on foot
"We had to tramp the creeks"
(9) Travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
"We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
(10) Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A homeless person.
- A disreputable woman.
- "I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp."
- "Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."
- Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
- Short for trampoline, especially very small ones.
- A long walk, generally of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
Synonyms
- (homeless person): bum, hobo, vagabond
- (disreputable woman): see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman
- (disreputable woman): see Wikipedia:tramp steamer
- (long walk): hike, ramble
- See also Wikisaurus:vagabond