Tram·ple v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trampled p. pr. & vb. n. Trampling ]
1. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by treading; as, to trample grass or flowers.
Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet. --Matt. vii. 6.
2. Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult.
trampled
adj : crushed or broken by being stepped upon heavily; "her
trampled flowers lay crushed and broken"; "the grass
was trodden and muddy" [syn: trodden]