to tramp across

1 5.4

To walk with heavy steps across a large area

phrasal verb
/træmp əˈkrɔs/

: caminar a grandes pasos por

The hikers tramped across the rocky path, determined to reach the summit before nightfall.

Examples

As they tramped across the muddy terrain, each step felt more exhausting than the last.
The young scientists tramped across the Fold in third class yet used such expensive lab gear without a thought.

Fiction book (1998)
It had burst open as people tramped across it.

Fiction book (1991)
As they tramped across the wet fields, thick mud clung to their shoes.

Fiction book (1994)
We decided to tramp across the vast open fields to admire the sunset in the distance.

Synonyms

to tramp

vsto tramp across

17 5.5

To walk with heavy steps, often over rough ground

focuses on moving purposefully across a large area or distance

to hoof it

vsto tramp across

Informal

7 8.8

Walk somewhere instead of going by car or bus

emphasizes heavy purposeful crossing of wide areas rather than casual foot travel

Antonyms

to tiptoe

44 3.1

To walk quietly on the toes to avoid making noise

How Heavily

to stomp

144 2.9

to tramp across

1 5.4

to trudge

21 5.5

to walk around

46 1.1

to tippytoe

7.4

Surface Forms

tramp across infinitive

tramped across past

tramped across past participle

tramping across present participle

tramps across third person singular

Morphology

tramp + across

The meaning 'to walk heavily or purposefully across a place' is directly derivable from combining 'tramp' (walk heavily) with 'across' (from one side to the other). This follows a common motion verb + directional preposition pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would comprehend the MWE.

Etymology

Tramp across comes from the image of someone in heavy boots (tramp) walking across a field or road, each heavy step hitting the ground and leaving deep footprints. So, it means 'to walk heavily or on purpose across a place'.