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tramp

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Noun

  1. A homeless person; a vagabond.
  2. A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.
  3. Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.
  4. A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.
  5. Of objects, stray, intrusive and unwanted.
  6. A metal plate worn by diggers under the hollow of the foot to save the shoe.
  7. Shaking or juddering of a vehicle's driving axle under hard acceleration or braking, caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, and leading to reduction in tire traction.
  8. Clipping of trampoline, especially a very small one.

Verb

  1. To walk with heavy footsteps.
  2. To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
  3. To hitchhike.
  4. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
  5. To travel or wander through.
  6. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
  7. To scram; begone.
  8. To shake or judder under hard acceleration or braking, referring to the movement of a vehicle's driving axle caused by the suspension not fully restraining it, leading to reduction in tire traction.

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