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tramped

tramped is the simple past and past participle of tramp.

Meaning of tramp

Verb

tramp (third-person singular simple present tramps, present participle tramping, simple past and past participle tramped)

  1. To walk with heavy footsteps.
  2. To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).
    • We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again.
  3. To hitchhike.
  4. (transitive) To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.
  5. (transitive) To travel or wander through.
    • to tramp the country
  6. (Scotland, transitive) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.
    • Soak them [blankets, etc.], add to the water in which the linens were washed some soap, and also some of the preparation to produce a strong lather; rub or tramp them, then rinse and dry.1842, Catherine Esther Beecher, A Treatise on Domestic Economy

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What is tramped the simple past and past participle of?
Tramped is the simple past and past participle of tramp.

Words near tramped in the dictionary

  1. tramp trade
  2. tramp-pick
  3. tramp-picks
  4. trampage
  5. trampdom
  6. tramped
  7. tramper
  8. trampers
  9. trampess
  10. trampesses
  11. trampet

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