to tread or walk with a firm, heavy, resounding step.

to tread heavily or trample (usually fol. by on or upon )

to tramp on a person's toes.

to walk steadily; march; trudge.

to go on a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

to go about as a vagabond or tramp.

to make a voyage on a tramp steamer.

to tramp or walk heavily or steadily through or over.

to traverse on foot

to tramp the streets.

to tread or trample underfoot

to tramp grapes.

to travel over as a tramp.

to run (a ship) as a tramp steamer.

the act of tramping.

a firm, heavy, resounding tread.

the sound made by such a tread.

a long, steady walk; trudge.

a walking excursion or expedition; hike.

a person who travels on foot from place to place, esp. a vagabond living on occasional jobs or gifts of money or food.

a sexually promiscuous woman; prostitute.

a freight vessel that does not run regularly between fixed ports, but takes a cargo wherever shippers desire. Compare cargo liner .

a piece of iron affixed to the sole of a shoe.

noun

tiptoeing

verb

tiptoe

noun

beggar , bum , derelict , down-and-out * , drifter , floater , hitchhiker , hobo , homeless person , loafer , outcast , panhandler , vagabond , vagrant , wanderernotes:a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel , a tramp travels without working , and a bum does not travel or work , cruise , excursion , expedition , footfall , footstep , hike , jaunt , march , ramble , saunter , slog , stomp , stroll , tour , traipse , tread , trek , turn , walking tripnotes:a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel , baggage , hussy , jade , slattern , tart , wanton , wench , whore

verb

crush , footslog , gallop , hike , hop , march , navigate , plod , pound , ramble , range , roam , rove , slog , stamp , stodge , stomp , stroll , stump , thud , toil , tour , traipse , trample , tread , trek , trip , tromp , trudge , walk overnotes:a hobo is a migratory worker who likes to travel , a tramp travels without working , and a bum does not travel or work , backpack , peregrinate , beggar , bum , derelict , drifter , harlot , hobo , panhandler , picaro , picaroon , prostitute , rogue , slut , step , vagabond , vagrant , walk , wander