<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.</li><li>to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually followed by on, upon, or over): to trample on a flower bed.</li><li>to act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner, as if treading roughly (usually followed by on, upon, or over): to trample on another's feelings.</li><li>to put out or extinguish by trampling (usually followed by out): to trample out a fire.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of trampling.</li><li>the sound of trampling.</li></ul>