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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
/ ˈٰæə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٰp noun
- ܲ·ٰp adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trample1
Example Sentences
The same nations that speak of human rights in news conferences remain silent when those rights are trampled in Gaza.
A woman says she has been left unable to walk after she was accidentally trampled by players participating in an annual Easter Monday tradition.
In short, a plan for California that embraces women’s well-being, while others trample on it.
The students argue that their free speech rights in support of Palestinians are being trampled.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber, the state’s top elections official, called Trump’s order “an illegal attempt to trample on the states and Congress’s constitutional authority over elections.”
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