Meaning of the word tramp in English

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tramp

US /træmp/
UK /træmp/
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Noun

1.

a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant

Example:
The old tramp walked along the dusty road, carrying all his possessions in a sack.
He lived the life of a tramp, never settling in one place for long.
2.

a long walk, especially a difficult one

Example:
We went for a long tramp through the hills.
The soldiers began their arduous tramp across the desert.

Verb

walk heavily or noisily

Example:
He heard someone tramping up the stairs.
The children tramped through the mud, laughing.