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tram·ple
 trample
- pronunciation:
- traem
p
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
trampled, tramples, trampling |
| definition: |
to tread heavily, noisily, and with crushing force; stamp (usu. fol. by on, upon, or over).
- synonyms:
- stomp, tramp, tread
- similar words:
- step
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| related words: |
crunch, pound, stamp |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to tread on or with a heavy, noisy, crushing step.
- synonyms:
- stomp, tramp
- similar words:
- crush, flatten, squash, stamp, tread
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| definition 2: |
to crush, destroy, or extinguish by or as if by treading underfoot (usu. fol. by out).
The harsh discipline trampled out all his finer instincts.- synonyms:
- destroy, extinguish, squash, stamp out
- similar words:
- annihilate, crush, rout, ruin, wreck
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| related words: |
bully, stifle, trudge |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or sound of trampling.
- synonyms:
- stomp
- similar words:
- stamp, tramp, tread
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| related words: |
plod |
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