Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The crowd panicked on hearing a loud scream and ten people were ___ to death.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → trampled
Complete sentence: The crowd panicked on hearing a loud scream and ten people were trampled to death. In a panicking crowd, people who fall are crushed under the feet of others, so they are "trampled to death".
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) trampled (answer) | to step heavily on someone or something and crush it | The flowers were trampled by the cattle. |
| (2) traipsed | to walk slowly and wearily from place to place | We traipsed around the market all afternoon. |
| (3) traduced | to say false and unkind things about someone in order to harm his or her name | The leader felt he had been traduced by the press. |
| (4) tousled | to make something untidy, especially hair | The wind tousled her hair. |
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