English noun: trample | |||
1. | trample (event) the sound of heavy treading or stomping | ||
Samples | He heard the trample of many feet. | ||
Synonyms | trampling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
English verb: trample | |||
1. | trample (motion) tread or stomp heavily or roughly | ||
Samples | The soldiers trampled across the fields. | ||
Examples | The children trample to the playground | ||
Synonyms | tread | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | treadle | ||
2. | trample (body) injure by trampling or as if by trampling | ||
Samples | The passerby was trampled by an elephant. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | injure, wound | ||
3. | trample (motion) walk on and flatten | ||
Samples | Tramp down the grass. Trample the flowers. | ||
Synonyms | tramp down, tread down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||