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trample on

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trample (up)on someone or something

to crush someone or something underfoot. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Please don't trample upon the flowers! The bulls running through the streets trampled on some of the bystanders.

See also: on, trample

trample on

v.

1. To tread heavily or destructively on something: The children trampled on the flowers.

2. To inflict injury on something as if by treading heavily: Why do you trample on the feelings of those around you?

See also: on, trample