trample up on
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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