intransitive verb.
To walk heavily and noisily; tramp.
intransitive verb.
To apply heavy foot pressure on something.
intransitive verb.
To trample underfoot.
intransitive verb.
To defeat soundly; trounce.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Obsolete forms of trump.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.
verb.
To treadheavily, especially to crushunderfoot.
verb.
To utterlydefeat an opponent.
noun.
A blowingapparatus in which air, drawn into the upper part of a verticaltube 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.
Word Usage
"Next came the flashing of Hiram’s lantern, and the _tromp, tromp, tromp_, in much quicker tempo than usual, of Hiram’s heavy boots."