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Meaning of 'trample' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trample [ n.]
- The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling.
2 . Trample [ v. i.]
- To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.
- To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.
3 . Trample [ v. t.]
- To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.
- Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.

Meaning of 'trample' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trample [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the sound of heavy treading or stomping
Example in sentence:
  • he heard the trample of many feet
2 . trample [ v]
Meaning (2):
- injure by trampling or as if by trampling
Example in sentence:
  • The passerby was trampled by an elephant
Meaning (3):
- tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Example in sentence:
  • The soldiers trampled across the fields
Meaning (4):
- walk on and flatten
Example in sentence:
  • tramp down the grass;
  • trample the flowers

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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