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trample(dictionary)

trample (iou)



trample verb & noun. LME.
[from TRAMP verb + -LE3. Cf. Middle & mod. High German, Low German trampeln.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Tread or walk heavily; tramp, stamp. LME.
F. Tuohy Those appalling louts trampling around the house!
b. verb trans. & intrans. Tread or walk on (a path etc.). rare. L16-L17.
verb trans. Tread heavily and esp. damagingly on; crush or break down by heavy treading. M16.
S. Bellow The hijackers tore his clothes..and trampled him. R. M. Wilson Bodies are trampled in the..rush to escape that horror. fig.: J. Masefield Men trample women's rights at will.
verb intrans. Foll. by on, over: tread on repeatedly with heavy or crushing steps; fig. treat with contempt; disregard the rights or feelings of. L16.
New Yorker People who trample on the rights of others. P. Bailey They..trampled on my satchel.
verb trans. Bring into or out of a specified condition by trampling; esp. put out (a fire) in this way. L16.
B. Chatwin This trio..trampled slush into the carpet.
b. noun. The action or an act of trampling. E17.
R. A. Vaughan The earth shakes with the trample of a myriad hoofs.
trampled adjective that has been trampled; crushed by trampling; fig. downtrodden, oppressed: LME.
trampler noun L16.
trampling verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this. LME.