trample
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pəl verb (used without object)
1.
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
2.
to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually followed by on, upon, or over ): to trample on a flower bed.
3.
to act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner, as if treading roughly (usually followed by on, upon, or over ): to trample on another's feelings.
verb (used with object)
4.
to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot.
5.
to domineer harshly over; crush: to trample law and order.
6.
to put out or extinguish by trampling (usually followed by out ): to trample out a fire.
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trample (ˈtræmpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to stamp or walk roughly (on): to trample the flowers |
| 2. | to encroach (upon) so as to violate or hurt: to trample on someone's feelings |
| —n | |
| 3. | the action or sound of trampling |
| [C14: frequentative of | |
| 'trampler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
trample
1382, "to walk heavily," frequentative form of tramp. Transitive sense is first found 1530.
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Example sentences
Something startles them on their walk home, and the anxious chipmunks accidentally trample through their neighbors flower garden.
Even hiking, over a long period of time, can trample saplings or prevent new ones from taking root.
Herds of elk can feed on and trample shrubs and woodlots, reducing food and cover for the deer.
These are threatened by cattle which graze and trample on the plant.
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