trample

tram·ple

verb \ˈtram-pəl\

tram·pledtram·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of TRAMPLE

intransitive verb

1

: tramp; especially : to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure

2

: to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly —usually used with on, over, or upon <trampling on the rights of others>

transitive verb

: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading <trampled the flowers>

— trample noun

— tram·pler \-p(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of TRAMPLE

1. The workmen trampled on my flower bed.
2. Her glasses were trampled underfoot by the crowd.
3. Many people were trampled to death trying to escape the burning building.
4. They are trampling on our rights.
5. They are trampling our rights.
6. Their most cherished traditions have been trampled.

Origin of TRAMPLE

Middle English, frequentative of trampen to tramp

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRAMPLE

Synonyms

champ, stamp, stomp, tramp, tromp

Related Words

override, run down, run over, step (on); mash, pulp, smash, squash, squelch; boot, hoof, kick

Rhymes with TRAMPLE

ample, sample