trample down
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To crush or flatten something by stepping on it forcefully.
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- Crops that have been trampled down by walkers' feet.
- The protesters tried to trample down the barricades.
- Heavy machinery had trampled down the tall grass.
- Don't let your ambitions trample down the feelings of others.
- After the concert, the flowerbeds were completely trampled down.
- The children accidentally trampled down the newly planted saplings.
- We need to put up a fence to prevent animals from trampling down our vegetables.
- His argument aimed to trample down any opposing views.
- The heavy rain and strong winds had trampled down the corn stalks.
- She felt her hopes were being trampled down by constant setbacks.