trample someone underfoot

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• trample — 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… …   English dictionary

• trample — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trample — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) 1 to step heavily on something so that you crush it with your feet (+ on/over/through etc): You trampled on my beautiful flowerbeds! | trample sb/sth underfoot: She dropped her jacket and it was… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• underfoot — un|der|foot [ ,ʌndər fut ] adverb under your feet in the place where you are walking: Don t wear those sandals if it s wet underfoot. trample something/someone underfoot 1. ) to hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them 2. ) to fail… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• underfoot — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈfʊt] / US [ˌʌndərˈfʊt] adverb under your feet in the place where you are walking Don t wear those sandals if it s wet underfoot. • trample something/someone underfoot to hurt or crush something or someone by walking on them; to fail… …   English dictionary

• trample — tram|ple [ˈtræmpəl] v [I always + adverb/preposition, T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: tramp] 1.) to step heavily on something, so that you crush it with your feet trample on/over/through etc ▪ There was a small fence to stop people trampling on the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trample — [[t]træ̱mp(ə)l[/t]] tramples, trampling, trampled 1) VERB To trample on someone s rights or values or trample them means to deliberately ignore them. [V on n] They say loggers are destroying rain forests and trampling on the rights of natives...… …   English dictionary

• underfoot — un|der|foot [ˌʌndəˈfut US ər ] adv 1.) under your feet where you are walking wet/firm/soft etc underfoot ▪ The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2.) trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• underfoot — adverb 1 under your feet where you are walking: wet/dry/firm etc underfoot: The wet wood is very slippery underfoot. 2 trample sb/sth underfoot a) to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them b) to completely destroy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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