TRAMPLE


Meaning of TRAMPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtram-pəl ]

verb

( tram·pled ; tram·pling -p(ə-)liŋ)

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-)lər noun

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