tromp

T0376500 (trŏmp)v. tromped, tromp·ing, tromps Informal v.intr.1. To walk heavily and noisily; tramp.2. To apply heavy foot pressure on something: tromped on the accelerator and sped off.v.tr.1. To trample underfoot.2. To defeat soundly; trounce.

[Variant of tramp.]

Tromp

(Dutch tromp) n1. (Biography) Cornelius (Martenszoon) (korˈneɪlɪs). 1629–91, Dutch admiral, who fought during the 2nd and 3rd Anglo-Dutch Wars2. (Biography) his father, Maarten (Harpertszoon) (ˈmartən). 1598–1653, Dutch admiral, who fought in the 1st Anglo-Dutch War: killed in action

tromp

(trɒmp)

v.i., v.t. Informal. to tramp or trample. [1880–85; alter. of tramp, perhaps with vowel of stomp]

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verb1. Informal. To walk with loud, heavy steps:stamp, stomp, tramp, trample.2. To step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy:stamp, stomp, tramp, trample, tread.

Tromp

the name of two Dutch admirals.

Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp. Born Apr. 23, 1598, in Brielle; died Aug. 10,1653, near Terheijden. Lieutenant admiral of Holland (1637).

In 1624, Tromp received his first command as captain of a ship of the line; during the 1630’s he commanded a squadron, and in 1639 he defeated the combined Spanish and Portuguese fleets in the English Channel. During the First Dutch War (1652–54), Tromp was commander in chief of a fleet of the United Provinces. In December 1652 he defeated the English admiral R. Blake near Dungeness in the Straight of Dover, but in February 1653 Tromp suffered defeat near Portland. He died in battle.

Cornelis Tromp. Born Sept. 9, 1629, in Rotterdam; died May 29, 1691, in Amsterdam. Lieutenant admiral of Holland (1676). Son of H. Tromp.

In 1653, Tromp was promoted to rear admiral. He fought in the Second and Third Dutch wars (1665–67 and 1672–74) and in the wars against France and Sweden from 1672 to 1678. In the battle of the Texel (1673) he commanded the rear guard of the Dutch fleet. In 1676, Tromp became commander in chief of the fleet of the United Provinces.

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TROMP➣Travel Responsibility Outreach and Mentoring Project (traffic project; Cambridge, MA)

TROMP➣T. Pallidum Rare Outer Membrane Protein

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verb to walk with loud, heavy steps

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verb to step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy

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