trample out
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
stop a fire by stamping on it
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
to extinguish a small fire by crushing it with your feet
"They quickly trampled the flames out before they spread."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used mainly for small fires or flames. Can also be used figuratively, but that is rare.
Commonly used with
fire flames campfire spark blaze embers
Forms
Base
trample out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tramples out
he/she/it
Past simple
trampled out
yesterday
Past participle
trampled out
have + pp
-ing form
trampling out
continuous
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