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Added 9 October 2026

trample

/ˈtɹæmpəl/ verb

In Latin: calcō Wiktionary

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To crush something by walking on it.
to trample grass or flowers
To treat someone harshly.
To walk heavily and destructively.

noun

A heavy stepping.
The sound of heavy footsteps.

Origin

From 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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