tromp

¹ American  

[tromp] / trɒmp /

verb (used with object)

Informal.

1. to tramp or trample.

2. to defeat soundly; trounce.

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Tromp ² American  

[trawmp] / trɔmp /

noun

1. Cornelis 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.

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Tromp British  

/ tromp /

noun

1. Cornelius ( Martenszoon ) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629–91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars

2. his father, Maarten ( Harpertszoon ) (ˈmartən). 1598–1653, Dutch admiral, who fought in the 1st Anglo-Dutch War: killed in action

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Etymology

Origin of tromp

1880–85; gradational variant of tramp, perhaps with vowel of stomp

Explanation

To tromp is to walk in a heavy, plodding way, perhaps making a stomping or clomping sound. A person who is walking somewhere in a very deliberate, forceful manner may tromp there. A sulky child who wants everyone to know he's angry about something may tromp around the house. When a person tromps, their steps are heavy and usually easy to hear, like an upstairs neighbor whose stomping and thudding around keeps you awake at night. The word tromp is also used more figuratively to mean "soundly defeat" or "trounce," as in "We tromped the other team at the state championships!"

Example Sentences

We stroll, stride, plod, traipse, amble, saunter, shuffle, tiptoe, lumber, tromp, lope, strut and swagger.

From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2022

Cars lined up along Bayshore Boulevard, a waterfront road in south Tampa, and people braved increasingly strong winds and rain to snap selfies, walk dogs and tromp across the bay.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

If you’ve ever sold a home, you know the drill: You keep a tidy house, and then you have to go somewhere while strangers tromp through the place and judge your housekeeping proficiency.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2021

And I wear my all-weather boots so I can tromp around in mud.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2021

Moments later, Nora and Anna tromp up the path from the backyard.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli