to trample
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4.4
- verb
- /ˈtræmpəl/
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pisotear
- Are you worried that in order to bring some of these ideas of Marxism to life, you would trample on individual freedoms?
- trampled underfoot
- trample individual rights
- trampled by horses
they said. The elephants are trampling our crops of corn
- they said. The elephants are trampling our crops of corn
- No, it grabbed the body and then trampled it and then threw it away.
- She refused to trample on the rights of trans Americans.
- A lot of people are trampled along the way by those who mean well.
- Then they trampled all over the scene.
- We regard the Nazis as the devils for Christian reasons, because they trampled down Christian moral codes.
- And the scripture says you will be brought low, like a rotten carcass trampled under foot.
- That's allows you to sneak up to difficult topics without sort of trampling on them.
Examples
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She refused to trample on the rights of trans Americans.
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Sticks and crutches rained down upon him as feet trampled his broken body.
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You cannot allow a son to trample on the rights of a father!
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... you deserve that He should hate you and trample you under his foot.
Academic text (2003) -
A lot of people are trampled along the way by those who mean well.
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A horse almost trampled me to death.
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In his view, this law trampled on both the "right to manage" and the employers' property rights.
Academic text (2001) -
They could do that without trampling on free speech.
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Aggressiveness is when people assert their rights and they trample all over someone else's rights.
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The crowd began to trample the flowers as they rushed to enter the concert venue.
Synonyms
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2.9
To walk heavily and loudly to show anger or determination
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3.0
To step on something with your foot, often pressing down
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6.3
To walk with heavy noisy steps that make loud sounds
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7.2
Treat someone badly by using them and ignoring their feelings
To make soil or grass flat by walking on it hard many times
Make something flat by walking on it again and again
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Trample comes from the common English verb tramp, which means 'to walk heavily'. So to trample is to step hard on something with many heavy steps, often causing damage or showing disrespect.