"tromp" meaning in English

See tromp in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹɒmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tromp.wav Forms: tromps [plural]
Etymology: French trombe, trompe, a waterspout, a water-blowing machine. Doublet of trump and tulumba. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|trombe}} French trombe, {{doublet|en|trump|tulumba}} Doublet of trump and tulumba Head templates: {{en-noun}} tromp (plural tromps)
  1. A blowing apparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace. Synonyms: trombe, trompe
    Sense id: en-tromp-en-noun-MvfvfEPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 16 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 57 14 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 8 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tɹɒmp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tromp.wav Forms: tromps [present, singular, third-person], tromping [participle, present], tromped [participle, past], tromped [past]
Etymology: 1892, variant of tramp. Head templates: {{en-verb}} tromp (third-person singular simple present tromps, present participle tromping, simple past and past participle tromped)
  1. (chiefly US, transitive, intransitive) To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot. Tags: US, intransitive, transitive Synonyms: march, stamp, stomp, tramp, trample
    Sense id: en-tromp-en-verb-hD3GAVCs Categories (other): American English
  2. (informal) To utterly defeat an opponent. Tags: informal Synonyms: clobber, decimate, rout, trounce, whip
    Sense id: en-tromp-en-verb-fJOPtiIB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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