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trample

UK/ˈtɹæmpəl/ US/ˈtræmpʌl/ uncommon
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

  • “The soldiers trampled across the fields”
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2.

injure by trampling or as if by trampling

  • “The passerby was trampled by an elephant”
3.

walk on and flatten

  • “tramp down the grass”
  • “trample the flowers”
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noun

1.

the sound of heavy treading or stomping

  • “he heard the trample of many feet”
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Origin

From Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”).

Phrases

  • trample out

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