trample down

Frequency: 6.84.5 per million words

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.