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# trample

verb (trample, tramples, trampled, trampling); noun (trampling)

«trample» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To trample something is to step heavily on it and crush or damage it: don't trample the flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#m1)
2. To trample on someone's feelings or rights is to treat them as if they do not matter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, herds of animals or crowds trample things; in safety lessons, a crush in a crowd can trample people, so stay calm and keep space. In everyday life, keep off the grass so you don't trample plants. Phrases: trample on, trampled underfoot, trampled to death.

### Examples

- The cows trampled the farmer's crops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x1)
- Please don't trample the flower beds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x2)
- The elephants trampled the tall grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x3)
- People were trampled when the crowd rushed for the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x4)
- Don't trample on other people's feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x5)
- The footballers trampled mud all over the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x6)
- A Bull trampled him with his heavy hoofs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: trampled, trampling. Often with «on» or «over» for the feelings meaning. Not the same as «trampoline» (a bouncy mat), though they start alike.

## In Jewish tradition

To tread down with the feet. It can mean animals crushing something, enemies crushing people, or God overcoming evil, and in Isaiah it describes people trampling the Temple courts.

**Interpretation.** In Isaiah, God says He does not want people who come with offerings but do wrong, and so prophets teach that justice matters more than ritual. In Psalm 91 the righteous are protected from danger by God.

### Examples

- And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them. (Writings JOB.39.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trample/#x1)
- When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts? (Prophets ISA.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trample/#x2)
- Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet. (Writings PSA.91.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trample/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb: trampled, trampling. Often with «on» or «over» for the feelings meaning. Not the same as «trampoline» (a bouncy mat), though they start alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trample» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trample/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trample» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trample.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «trample» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trample/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trample» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trample.html) on Mova free.