trample

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This means that stingray devices likely have their own cell ID so as not to trample the real one.

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Quick take

the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trample gathered in one view.

noun

the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"

verb

tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"

verb

injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trample.

noun

the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet"

verb

tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"

verb

injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"

verb

walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers"

Example sentences

This means that stingray devices likely have their own cell ID so as not to trample the real one.

Since when is arguing for the rights of big companies to trample all over small customers "contrarian"?

Police aren't the only one who can trample upon rights, those who fail to understand or abuse them are culpable as well.

Yes, they aggressively protect their IP, but that doesn't mean they won't trample all over everyone else's. they have a history of this behaviour.

They were saying that the same people who fought vociferously for scores of years to secure their freedom of expression were quite quick to trample it when exercised by non-PhDs.

The broad social contract is that we won't trample all over each other, physically or emotionally, so we establish laws at the boundaries.

A tool so valuable that both local police, plus the Federal government, will break numerous laws and trample on the rights of citizens to protect the secret of its existence.

If the rights of party A can be protected only by draconian laws that trample the rights of parties B, C, and D, then we shouldn't pass those laws even if it really is unfair to A.

But states with the ability to trample the fences of ordinary market shouldn't not be also given the ability to move quickly and agilely to do this.

I doubt that much of what they sell is sold to fulfill practical wants and needs--their congregation of faithful parishioners who come to worship and trample every Black Friday for the year's must have electronic gadget attend regularly on a more distributed schedule throughout the year as well.

That's where I started but as of today, I'd go even further:* Americans no longer welcome in Europe; you think you can spy on us, torture people, kill innocents, trample over longstanding diplomatic conventions to ground a president of a country, put the full might of your police state to hunt down your own freedom fighters, and then come here and have a good time or do business?