trampv. t.[OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln, LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth. anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe steps, stairs. Cf. 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.()3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.(Jamieson.)v. i. To travel; to wander; to stroll.()n.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.()