trample

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tram·ple [trample tramples trampled trampling] BrE [ˈtræmpl] NAmE [ˈtræmpl] verb
1. transitive, intransitive to step heavily on sb/sth so that you crush or harm them/it with your feet
•~ sb/sth People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit.
•He was trampled to death by a runaway horse.
•~ sb/sth down The campers had trampled the corn down.
•~ on/over sth Don't trample on the flowers!
2. intransitive ~ (on/over) sb/sth to ignore sb's feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important
•The government is trampling on the views of ordinary people.
•She would not let him trample over her any longer.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘tread heavily’): frequentative of ↑tramp.

Example Bank:
•I was nearly trampled to death by the crowd.
•Police officers had been trampling all over the ground.
•crops that have been trampled down by walkers' feet

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  trampling, tramp down, tread down, tread