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- [tromp]
- /trɒmp/
- /ˈtrɑːmp/
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- [tromp]
- /trɒmp/
Definitions of tromp word
- verb with object tromp to tramp or trample. 1
- verb with object tromp to defeat soundly; trounce. 1
- noun tromp Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals. 1
- intransitive verb tromp tramp, tread 1
- transitive verb tromp roundly defeat 1
- noun tromp Cornelius (Martenszoon) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629–91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars 0
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Origin of tromp
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; gradational variant of tramp, perhaps with vowel of stomp
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Parts of speech for Tromp
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tromp popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tromp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tromp
verb tromp
- clomp — to walk heavily or noisily; clump
- clonk — to make a loud dull thud
- clop — to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- clopping — a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clunk — A clunk is a sound made by a heavy object hitting something hard.
Top questions with tromp
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