trample
To crush something by walking on itTo crush something by walking on it.
» They were trampled by the crowd.
Они были растоптаны толпой.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To crush something by walking on it.
to trample grass or flowers
trampeln, zertrampeln, herumtrampeln
топта́тьtoptátʹ, растопта́тьrastoptátʹ
(broadly)To treat someone harshly.
herumtrampeln auf
(intransitive)To walk heavily and destructively.
trampeln
то́патьtópatʹ, топта́тьtoptátʹ
walk on and flatten
(broadly)To cause emotional injury as if by trampling.
trampeln
injure by trampling or as if by trampling
Examples
33 sentencesThey were trampled by the crowd.
ruОни были растоптаны толпой.
You've trampled on everything we've created.
The company tramples on workers' rights.
My flower garden was trampled by urchins.
Tom was trampled by a wild hippopotamus.
ruТом был растоптан диким бегемотом.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. CoFrom Middle English tramplen, trampelen (“to walk heavily”), equivalent to tramp + -le. Cognate with Saterland Frisian trampelje (“to trample”), Dutch trampelen (“to trample”), German Low German trampeln (“to trample”), German trampeln (“to trample”).
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Forms
tramples, trampling, trampled, trampledSynonyms
4 synonyms- walk on and flatten:tramp downtread down
- tread or stomp heavily or roughly:tread
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle