Trample — Defs

01 v. t. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.

imp. & p. p. Trampled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trampling

1.
To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.
“Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet.” — Matt. vii. 6.
2.
Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.

02 v. i. To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.

1.
To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.
2.
To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.
“Diogenes trampled on Plato's pride with greater of his own.” — Gov. of Tongue.

03 n. The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling.

1.
The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling.
“The huddling trample of a drove of sheep.” — Lowell.