Tread and Trample

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Tread

Tread verb - To go on foot.

Usage example: to protect the fragile environment of the beach dunes, we must tread cautiously and lightly

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Trample is a synonym for tread in help topic. In some cases you can use "Trample" instead the word "Tread" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like walk. popular alternative

Nearby Words: treading, treadle, treaded

Trample

Trample verb - Tread or stomp heavily or roughly.

Usage example: The soldiers trampled across the fields

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Tread is a synonym for trample in help topic. You can use "Tread" instead the word "Trample" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as walk forcibly over. popular alternative

Nearby Words: tramp, trampled, trampling

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people	tread people	trample people
line	tread line	trample line
way	tread way	trample way
rights	tread rights	trample rights

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