fouler

Meaning

1. to stamp, to impress, to dent; to mill
2. to walk on, to tread, to trample
3. to oppress, to mistreat
4. to injure by knocking, bumping or dinting
5. to sprain
6. (colloquial) to wear oneself out, to overdo it

Concepts

tread

trample

stomp

step on

sprain

strain

tread on

exploit

rule

tread down

kick

stomp on

crush

trample on

stamp

stump

press

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fu.le/

Etymology

From Middle French fouller (“to trample, mill, fordo, mistreat”), from Old French foler (“to crush, act wickedly”), from Vulgar Latin *fullāre (“to trample, to full”), from Latin fullō (“fuller”). More at full.