trample
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trample
- /ˈtɹæmpəl/
Rhymes with -æmpəl
Where it comes from
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”).
verb tramples · trampling · trampled
- To crush something by walking on it. to trample grass or flowers
- To treat someone harshly.
- To walk heavily and destructively. June 9, 1960, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round […] horses proud of the crimson and yellow shaving-brushes on their heads, and of the sharp tingling bells upon their harness that chime far along the glaring white road along which they trample […]
- To cause emotional injury as if by trampling. to trample on our Maker's laws
noun tramples
- A heavy stepping. Newly harvested grapes are poured into a vast vat for everyone to have a good trample upon […]
- The sound of heavy footsteps.
Translations
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verb (transitive) to crush something by walking on it
| Español | pisotear, hollar, apisonar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 踏み荒らす fumiarasu, 踏みつける fumitsukeru |
| 中文 | 踐踏 /践踏 jiàntà, 跴 cǎi, 踩 cǎi, 蹈 dǎo |
| Português | pisotear |
| Français | fouler, piétiner |
| Deutsch | trampeln, zertrampeln, herumtrampeln |
| Italiano | calpestare, pestare |
| Русский | топта́ть toptátʹ, растопта́ть rastoptátʹ |
| العربية | دَعَسَ daʕasa, وَطِئَ waṭiʔa |
| עברית | רָמַס ramás, כָּבַשׁ kavásh |
verb to treat someone harshly
| Español | pisotear, maltratar, humillar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | herumtrampeln auf |
| Italiano | offendere, urtare, maltrattare |
verb (intransitive) to walk heavily and destructively
| Español | pisotear, patullar, apisonar, zapatear |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | trampeln |
| Italiano | calpestare, pestare |
| Русский | то́пать tópatʹ, топта́ть toptátʹ |
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title = {trample},
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