The difference between Hike and Tramp

When used as nouns, hike means a long walk, whereas tramp means a homeless person.

When used as verbs, hike means to take a long walk for pleasure or exercise, whereas tramp means to walk with heavy footsteps.


check bellow for the other definitions of Hike and Tramp

  1. Hike as a noun:

    A long walk.

  2. Hike as a noun:

    An abrupt increase.

    Examples:

    "The tenants were not happy with the rent hike."

  3. Hike as a noun (American football):

    The snap of the ball to start a play.

  4. Hike as a noun:

    A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher

  1. Hike as a verb:

    To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

    Examples:

    "Don't forget to bring the map when we go hiking tomorrow."

  2. Hike as a verb:

    To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.

  3. Hike as a verb (American football):

    To snap the ball to start a play.

  4. Hike as a verb (nautical):

    To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.

  5. Hike as a verb:

    To pull up or tug upwards sharply.

    Examples:

    "She hiked her skirt up."

  1. Tramp as a noun (sometimes, pejorative):

    A homeless person; a vagabond.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bum hobo vagabond"

  2. Tramp as a noun (pejorative):

    A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe you'd let yourself be seen with that tramp."

    "Claudia is such a tramp; making out with all those men when she has a boyfriend."

  3. Tramp as a noun:

    Any ship which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call.

    Examples:

    "see [[Wikipedia:tramp steamer]]"

  4. Tramp as a noun (Australia, New Zealand):

    A long walk, possibly of more than one day, in a scenic or wilderness area.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bushwalk hike ramble trek"

  5. Tramp as a noun:

    , especially a very small one.

  6. Tramp as a noun:

    Of objects, stray and intrusive and unwanted

  1. Tramp as a verb:

    To walk with heavy footsteps.

  2. Tramp as a verb:

    To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).

    Examples:

    "We tramped through the woods for hours before we found the main path again."

  3. Tramp as a verb:

    To hitchhike.

  4. Tramp as a verb (transitive):

    To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.

  5. Tramp as a verb (transitive):

    To travel or wander through.

    Examples:

    "to tramp the country"

  6. Tramp as a verb (transitive, Scotland):

    To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jamieson"

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