trample

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To crush something by walking on it.
2. (broadly) To treat someone harshly.
3. (intransitive) To walk heavily and destructively.
4. (broadly) To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.

Noun

1. A heavy stepping.
2. The sound of heavy footsteps.

Synonyms

tread

tread on

stamp

step on

crush

tramp

tread down

tread under foot

tread heavily

oppress

override

keep down

tread upon

crush underfoot

trampling

tramp down

step

walk

🚶

beat down

trample down

squash

trample on

walk over

persecute

stamp down

stomp

walk on

crush with the foot

mash

kick

scornful

shake

🫨

smother

spurn

stamp on

step up

stifle

stir

suppress

tamp

thresh

track

transgress

treadle

trespass

troop

go on foot

mark time

stand on

take advantage

Translations

piétiner

pisotear

trampeln

calpestare

pestare

pisar

fouler

fouler aux pieds

hollar

trepitjar

zertrampeln

calcar

herumtrampeln

calpestio

offendere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹæmpəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trample

In summary

From Middle English trample, from tramp + -le (frequentative).
Attested in the original sense 'walk heavily' since early 14th century.