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• tram|ple — …   Useful english dictionary

• ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… …   English syllables

• tram — bar·tram; mot·tram·ite; pen·e·tram·e·ter; tar·tram·ic; te·tram·era; te·tram·er·al; te·tram·er·es; te·tram·er·ism; te·tram·er·ous; te·tram·mine; tram; tram·less; tram·mer; tram·po·line; tram·way·man; ver·a·tram·ine; tram·po·lin·ing; te·tram·e·ter; …   English syllables

• trample — tram·ple …   English syllables

• 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 — 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 — tram•ple [[t]ˈtræm pəl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp 2) to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usu. fol. by on, upon, or over) 3) to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• Trample — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trample — Tram ple, v. i. 1. To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp. [1913 Webster] 2. To tread in contempt; with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Diogenes trampled on Plato s pride with greater of his own. Gov. of Tongue. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trample — Tram ple, n. The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling. Milton. [1913 Webster] The huddling trample of a drove of sheep. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English