trample

Speech parts

1. trample - Noun

2. trample - Verb

Meaning

To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.

Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.

To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.

To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.

The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tread tramp down tread down maul tramp press steamroller step beat abuse stamp suppress beaten pound crush
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Antonyms

improve assist cure obey heal combust
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Hypernyms

sound walk wound injure

Hyponyms

treadle

Phrases with the word

trample on trample down trample underfoot

Derivatives

trampled trampling

Anagrams

templar Lampert

Examples

We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot. Augustine of Hippo

Faith must trample under foot all reason, sense, and understanding. Martin Luther

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot. Nadia Comaneci

A great man will not trample on a worm, nor sneak to an emperor. Italian Proverb

If you gladly stoop to the ground don't be surprised if they trample over you. Ethiopian Proverb

Negotiate with your enemy whilst you are a strong and formidable force, and he will always fear and respect you, but negotiate at the brink of defeat, and he will trample you down. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

trampish trampishly tramplate trample down trample on trample underfoot