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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Trampled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Trampling ().] [OE. trampelen, freq. of trampen. See Tramp, v. t.] 1. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers. Dryden. 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. Cowper. Tram"ple v. i. 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. Tram"ple n.The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by trampling. Milton. The huddling trample of a drove of sheep. Lowell. スポンサード リンク
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