trample down

  • 1trample — Synonyms and related words: break down, clop, clump, contemn, crush, damage, defy, destroy, disdain, disregard, drub, extinguish, flatten, harm, hit and run, hurt, ignore, inundate, overflow, override, overrun, pound, press, put out, ride down,… …

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  • 2Trample — Tram ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trampled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trampling}.] [OE. trampelen, freq. of trampen. See {Tramp}, v. t.] 1. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3trample — UK [ˈtræmp(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms trample : present tense I/you/we/they trample he/she/it tramples present participle trampling past tense trampled past participle trampled 1) to put your feet down on someone or… …

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  • 4trample — tram|ple [ træmpl ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage: Those kids have trampled all over my flowerbeds! trample someone to death: People were trampled to …

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  • 5trample — verb ADVERB ▪ nearly ▪ I was nearly trampled to death by the crowd. ▪ down ▪ crops that have been trampled down by walkers feet ▪ underfoot …

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  • 6down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. downward; under, beneath, below. See lowness, descent.Ant., up, above. II (Roget s IV) prep. and modif. 1. [Having a downward motion] Syn. forward, headlong, downward, downhill, downstairs,… …

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  • 7trample — v. a. 1. Tread upon, tread under foot, trample on, crush. 2. Tread down, prostrate by treading. 3. Treat with scorn, spurn …

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  • 8trample — v. & n. v.tr. 1 tread under foot. 2 press down or crush in this way. n. the sound or act of trampling. Phrases and idioms: trample on 1 tread heavily on. 2 treat roughly or with contempt; disregard (a person s feelings etc.). Derivatives:… …

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  • 9trample — [ˈtræmp(ə)l] verb [I/T] to put your feet down on someone or something in a heavy way that causes injury or damage …

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  • 10beat down — Synonyms and related words: bargain, bear down, bend, bid, bid for, blow down, break, break down, bring down, bring low, bring to terms, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, burn down, cast down, castrate, chaffer, cheapen, chop down, clamp down on, coerce …

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