trample

«trample» in Mova's school dictionary: to step heavily on it and crush or damage it: don't… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (trample, tramples, trampled, trampling); noun (trampling)

meaning for a pupil

1) To trample something is to step heavily on it and crush or damage it: don't trample the flowers. tree →

2) To trample on someone's feelings or rights is to treat them as if they do not matter. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, herds of animals or crowds trample things; in safety lessons, a crush in a crowd can trample people, so stay calm and keep space. In everyday life, keep off the grass so you don't trample plants. Phrases: trample on, trampled underfoot, trampled to death.

examples

• The cows trampled the farmer's crops. tree →
• Please don't trample the flower beds. tree →
• The elephants trampled the tall grass. tree →
• People were trampled when the crowd rushed for the door. tree →
• Don't trample on other people's feelings. tree →
• The footballers trampled mud all over the floor. tree →
• A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. tree →

note

Regular verb: trampled, trampling. Often with «on» or «over» for the feelings meaning. Not the same as «trampoline» (a bouncy mat), though they start alike.

In the corpora

• Cows with calves can be very protective and can trample people.
• When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts?
• Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.
• And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trample» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.