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trampled |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Trample \Tram"ple\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: trampled adj : crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily; "her trampled flowers lay crushed and broken"; "the grass was trodden and muddy" [syn: {trodden}]
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