The elephant trampled the photographer to death.
•All the joggers trampled the grass to a muddy mess.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
trample — UK [ˈtræmp(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms trample : present tense I/you/we/they trample he/she/it tramples present participle trampling past tense trampled past participle trampled 1) to put your feet down on someone or… … English dictionary
trample — tram|ple [ træmpl ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage: Those kids have trampled all over my flowerbeds! trample someone to death: People were trampled to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trample — [[t]træ̱mp(ə)l[/t]] tramples, trampling, trampled 1) VERB To trample on someone s rights or values or trample them means to deliberately ignore them. [V on n] They say loggers are destroying rain forests and trampling on the rights of natives...… … English dictionary
trample — [ˈtræmp(ə)l] verb [I/T] to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
trample — tram|ple [ˈtræmpəl] v [I always + adverb/preposition, T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: tramp] 1.) to step heavily on something, so that you crush it with your feet trample on/over/through etc ▪ There was a small fence to stop people trampling on the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trample — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) 1 to step heavily on something so that you crush it with your feet (+ on/over/through etc): You trampled on my beautiful flowerbeds! | trample sb/sth underfoot: She dropped her jacket and it was… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trample — 1. verb a) To crush and destroy something by walking on it. b) To treat someone harshly. 2. noun the sound of … Wiktionary
kick someone around — kick something around, informal 1) I m tired of getting kicked around Syn: abuse, mistreat, maltreat, push around, trample on, take for granted; informal boss around, walk all over 2) they began to kick around some ideas Syn: discus … Thesaurus of popular words
kick someone/something around — (informal) 1 we are undervalued and get kicked around: ABUSE, mistreat, maltreat, push around/about, trample on, take for granted; informal boss about/around, walk all over. 2 they began to kick ideas around … Useful english dictionary
underfoot — un|der|foot [ˌʌndəˈfut US ər ] adv 1.) under your feet where you are walking wet/firm/soft etc underfoot ▪ The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2.) trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on … Dictionary of contemporary English
underfoot — adverb 1 under your feet where you are walking: wet/dry/firm etc underfoot: The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2 trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them b) to completely destroy… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
