Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •Please don't trample upon the flowers!
•The bulls running through the streets trampled on some of the bystanders.
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
