tromp C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /tɹɒmp/ UK /trɒmp/ See IPA manual Freq #87579 Meanings 1 verb to walk, tread, or stamp heavily, often crushing what is underfoot The crowd began to tromp across the wet grass toward the gate. 2 verb informal: to defeat someone decisively The home team expected to tromp its inexperienced opponent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to walk, tread, or stamp... trampstomptrample 2 verb · informal: to defeat someone... trounceroutoverwhelm ↔ Opposites tiptoelose Word family Forms tromped Derived forms tromping Related forms treadstamp Etymology An American English alteration of tramp, the older Germanic verb meaning to walk or stamp heavily. The sense of defeating someone develops from the image of trampling an opponent. Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tromp **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /tɹɒmp/ **IPA (UK):** /trɒmp/ **Frequency rank:** 87579 ## Meanings 1. to walk, tread, or stamp heavily, often crushing what is underfoot 2. informal: to defeat someone decisively ## Examples - The crowd began to tromp across the wet grass toward the gate. - The home team expected to tromp its inexperienced opponent. ## Synonyms - tramp - stomp - trample - trounce ## Antonyms - tiptoe - lose ## Derived Forms - tromping ## Related Forms - tread - stamp ## Etymology An American English alteration of tramp, the older Germanic verb meaning to walk or stamp heavily. The sense of defeating someone develops from the image of trampling an opponent. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown