[tram-puh
l] 
verb, -pled, -pling, noun | 1. | to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp. |
| 2. | to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually fol. 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 fol. by on, upon, or over): to trample on another's feelings. |
| 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 fol. by out): to trample out a fire. |
| 7. | the act of trampling. |
| 8. | the sound of trampling. |