trample
verb /ˈtræmpl/
/ˈtræmpl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they trample | /ˈtræmpl/ /ˈtræmpl/ |
| he / she / it tramples | /ˈtræmplz/ /ˈtræmplz/ |
| past simple trampled | /ˈtræmpld/ /ˈtræmpld/ |
| past participle trampled | /ˈtræmpld/ /ˈtræmpld/ |
| -ing form trampling | /ˈtræmplɪŋ/ /ˈtræmplɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to step heavily on somebody/something so that you damage or harm them/it with your feet
- trample somebody/something People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit.
- He was trampled to death by a runaway horse.
- trample somebody/something down The campers had trampled the corn down.
- trample on/over something Don't trample on the flowers!
- Police officers had been trampling all over the ground.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nearly
- down
- underfoot
- …
- on
- over
- be trampled to death
- [intransitive] trample (on/over) somebody/something to ignore somebody’s feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important
- The government is trampling on the views of ordinary people.
- She would not let him trample over her any longer.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘tread heavily’): frequentative of tramp.