traipse v : walk or tramp about [syn: shlep]

English

Alternative spellings

• trapes

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪps

Noun

1. A long or tiring walk.

   It was a long traipse uphill all the way home.

Synonyms

• (long or tiring walk): hike, trek

Verb

1. To walk about; to gad.

   We traipsed from one shoeshop to another.

2. To walk about or over (a place).

   We traipsed the town looking for shoes.

Synonyms

• (walk about): gad, walk, travel
• (walk about or over (a place)): cover, travel

Anagrams

• parties
• piaster
• piastre
• pirates

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