trample

v., -pled, -pling, -ples.

v.tr.

1. To beat down with the feet so as to crush, bruise, or destroy; tramp on.
2. To treat harshly or ruthlessly: would trample anyone who got in their way.

v.intr.

1. To tread heavily or destructively: trampling on the flowers.
2. To inflict injury as if by treading heavily: "trampling on the feelings of those about you" (Thornton Wilder).

n.
The action or sound of trampling.

[Middle English tramplen, frequentative of trampen, to tramp. See tramp.]

trampler tram'pler n.

verb

1. To step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy: stamp, stomp, tramp, tread, tromp. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To walk with loud, heavy steps: stamp, stomp, tramp. Informal tromp. See move/halt, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To treat arbitrarily or cruelly: grind, tyrannize. See over/under.

IN BRIEF: Tread or stomp heavily or roughly.

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. — George Washington (1732-1799)

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the sound of heavy treading or stomping
  Synonym: trampling

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The verb trample has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  Synonym: tread

Meaning #2: injure by trampling or as if by trampling

Meaning #3: walk on and flatten
  Synonyms: tramp down, tread down

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - træde ned, træde på
v. intr. - trampe, stampe
n. - trampen

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertrappen, met voeten treden

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) piétiner, (fig) fouler (qn/qch) aux pieds
v. intr. - (lit) piétiner, (fig) fouler (qn/qch) aux pieds
n. - piétinement, bruit de pas

Deutsch (German)
v. - zertrampeln, mit Füßen treten, (herum)treten
n. - Trampeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ποδοπατώ, τσαλαπατώ
n. - ποδοπάτημα, τσαλαπάτημα

Italiano (Italian)
calpestare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - andar pesadamente, pisar, menosprezar
n. - ruído de passos (m), tropel (m)

Русский (Russian)
топтать, растаптывать, тяжело ступать, ходить тяжелой поступью, подавлять, попирать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pisotear, aplastar, pisar, hollar
v. intr. - patrullar, pisar fuerte
n. - pisoteo, ruido de pisadas, atropello

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trampa (ned), trampa på, förtrampa (bild.), undertrycka
n. - tramp, nedtrampande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
踩, 践踏, 蔑视, 蹂躏, 伤害, 脚步沉重地走, 踩踏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 踩, 踐踏, 蔑視, 蹂躪, 傷害
v. intr. - 踩, 踐踏, 蔑視, 腳步沈重地走, 傷害
n. - 踩踏, 蹂躪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 내리 밟다, 학대하다, 무시하다
v. intr. - 짓밟다, 학대하다, 쿵쾅거리며 걷다
n. - 짓밟음, 쿵쾅거리는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 踏み付ける, 踏みにじる, 無視する, 踏みつぶす
n. - 踏み付けること

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسحق بقدميه, يدوس, , يطأ (الاسم) صوت ألوطأ او ألدوس, , وطأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פסע בכבדות, דרך, רמס, מעך, כיבה ע"י דריכה‬
v. intr. - ‮פסע בכבדות, התנהג באופן שתלטני ואכזרי‬
n. - ‮רמיסה, קול דריכה‬

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