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trample
[ tram-puhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually followed by on, upon, or over ):
to trample on a flower bed.
- 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)
- to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot.
- to domineer harshly over; crush:
to trample law and order.
- to put out or extinguish by trampling (usually followed by out ):
to trample out a fire.
noun
- the act of trampling.
- the sound of trampling.
trample
/ ˈtræmpəl /
verb
- to stamp or walk roughly (on)
to trample the flowers
- to encroach (upon) so as to violate or hurt
to trample on someone's feelings
noun
- the action or sound of trampling
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Derived Forms
- ˈtrampler, noun
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Other Words From
- trampler noun
- un·trampled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trample1
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Example Sentences
"Trample on my feelings as much as you like," and as he arranged Sylvia's cushions he gave a second sharp glance at her face.
Trample not on any; there may be some work of grace there, that thou knowest not of.
Trample me with the blessed weight of the adorable feet which crushed the serpent!
Trample, too, upon that parliament in their turn, and scornfully expel them as soon as they gave him ground of dissatisfaction?
Trample out Protestantism; or drive it into remote nooks, where under sad conditions it might protract an unnoticed existence.
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