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tram•ple

Pronunciation: (tram'pul), [key]
—v., -pled, -pling,
—n.

—v.i.
1. to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
2. to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually fol. by on, upon, or over): to trample on a flower bed.
3. to act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner, as if treading roughly (usually fol. by on, upon, or over): to trample on another's feelings.

—v.t.
1. to tread heavily, roughly, or carelessly on or over; tread underfoot.
2. to domineer harshly over; crush: to trample law and order.
3. to put out or extinguish by trampling (usually fol. by out): to trample out a fire.

—n.
1. the act of trampling.
2. the sound of trampling.

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