n.
Pronunciation: ' tram-p ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: tram · pled ; tram · pling \ -p( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of trampen to tramp
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : TRAMP especially : to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
2 : to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly ― usually used with on, over, or upon < trampling on the rights of others>
transitive verb : to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading < trampled the flowers>
– trample noun
– tram · pler \ -p( ə -)l ə r \ noun