tramp

/trˈæmp/

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Noun
a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
Noun
a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
Noun
a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Noun
a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots"
Noun
a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
Noun
a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
Verb
travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"
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walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
Verb
cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks"
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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"