verb / noun
trample
TRAM-puhl/ˈtræmpl/
To crush under heavy footsteps.
The heavy boots trample delicate flowers beneath their soles.
Etymology
Middle English tramplen meant to walk heavily or stamp. Its damaging sense developed as “beat down by continuously treading on,” connecting heavy footfalls with the crushing effect of repeated pressure.
In context
strength, it holds everything together and a bit of manure... manure would have been added naturally originally you would put all the ingredients in the field and let the herd trample through them
More examples
- Please stay on the path so you don't trample the seedlings.
- The crowd trampled the grass outside the stadium.
- The new policy tramples on workers' rights.
Forms
trample · tramples · trampled · trampling
Similar words
- crush
- Crush can involve any strong pressure, not just footsteps.
- stomp
- Stomp emphasizes forceful steps, not necessarily crushing something underneath.