trample

/ˈtram-pəl/

Middle English, frequentative of trampen to tramp

verb

  1. tramp; especially : to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure

  2. to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly —usually used with on, over, or upon

  3. to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading