tread down

• Фразовый глагол, означающий давить или раздавливать что-либо ногами, или подавлять/угнетать кого-либо или что-либо.

A phrasal verb meaning to press or crush something underfoot, or to suppress or oppress someone or something.

неисчисляемое · неправильный глагол · переходный · фразовый, разделяемый

1. Compress by steppingformal

   To press or flatten something by stepping on it repeatedly.

   Утрамбовать

   • The workers trod down the soil to make a firm foundation.
   • She trod down the grass while walking across the field.
   • He trod down the leaves to create a path.

   Синонимыcrushflattenstampstep onstomptrample

2. Suppress or subdueformal

   To treat someone harshly or oppressively, often to keep them under control.

   Подавлять

   • The regime trod down any form of dissent.
   • They felt trodden down by the constant criticism.
   • The manager trod down the team's morale with his harsh words.

   Синонимыcrushoppressput downquellrepresssubduesubjugatesuppresstrample

   Антонимыencouragefreeliberatesupportuplift

Базовый глаголtread