trample
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/ˈtɹæmpəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A heavy stepping.
- The sound of heavy footsteps.
verb
- To crush something by walking on it.“to trample grass or flowers”
- (by extension) To treat someone harshly.
- To walk heavily and destructively.
- (by extension) To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.