1. to step heavily on something, crushing or damaging it
2. to treat someone or something with disrespect or cruelty
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The elephant tramples the grass as it walks through the field.
• She accidentally tramples the flowers in her garden.
• The crowd tramples toward the exit during the emergency.
• The dictator tramples on human rights without consequence.
• He tramples over his colleagues’ ideas to get ahead.
• The heavy machinery tramples the delicate ecosystem.
• Don’t let anyone trample your dreams or ambitions.