Stomp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stɒmp/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stomp is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To trample heavily.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To trample heavily.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
- (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
- (transitive, gaming) To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
- (transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine
- (countable) A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
- Any of various dances incorporating repeated heavy, rhythmic steps.
- (uncountable) A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century.
Example Sentences
King Porter Stomp
We’re going to a stomp tonight.
She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp.
The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains.
Word Forms
- stomps
- stomping
- stomped
Synonyms for stomp
Depending on context, synonyms include crush, tread, stamp, stump.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stamp, stump, pummel, clobber, smash, crush.
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