ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (transitive) To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
  2. (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
  3. (transitive, gaming) To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
  4. (transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine
  5. (countable) A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
  6. Any of various dances incorporating repeated heavy, rhythmic steps.
  7. (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

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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