Smash and Trample

Smash

Smash verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

Trample and smash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trample" instead a verb "Smash".

Nearby Words: smashed, smashing, smasher, smashable

Trample

Trample verb - To tread on heavily so as to crush or injure.
Usage example: Isabel looked out her window and beheld the neighbor's Labrador retriever trampling her begonias
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Synonyms for Trample

Smash and trample are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Smash" instead a verb "Trample".

Nearby Words: tramp, trampled, trampling

Common collocations

people smash people trample people
way smash way trample way
enemy smash enemy trample enemy
everyone smash everyone trample everyone
Other words: heads, obstacles, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Tembo the Badass Elephant Tembo controls a little like Rambi from the Donkey Kong Country series, and uses his massive bulk to smash buildings, solve various puzzles, rescue hostages, and trample his enemies.
  • Smash Mook Magic: The Gathering tends to put these in red and green; if they have an ability, it will be trample, meaning that if the creature that's blocking them is small enough, they will smash right through and hit the player behind it too.
    Source: Smash Mook
  • Video Game / Plants vs. Zombies The Juggernaut: Being zombies, all zombies have shades of this, but Gargantuars take the cake, being able to instantly smash obstacles, trample down plants and being very durable, hulking monstrosities.
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