stomp

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verb

ˈstämp How to pronounce stomp (audio)
ˈstȯmp
stomped; stomping; stomps

intransitive verb

1
: to walk with a loud heavy step usually in anger
stomped out of the office in a fit
2
: stamp sense 2
stomped on the brakes

stomp

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noun

1
2
: a jazz dance marked by heavy stamping

Examples of stomp in a Sentence

Verb He stomped angrily out of the room. The fans were stomping their feet and shouting.
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Verb
Most tourists don't come to Abu Dhabi to put on a thick coat and stomp around a snowy landscape but theme park fans are the exception. Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener. Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Put the ‘Alabama, Arkansas’ stomp clap video in my TL again. Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2025 This affords the original music from the various host anime to play in the background as your respective mecha curb-stomp their targets. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stomp

Word History

Etymology

Verb

by alteration

First Known Use

Verb

1803, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

circa 1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stomp was in 1803

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“Stomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

stomp

verb
ˈstämp,
ˈstȯmp
: stamp entry 1 sense 2
stomped angrily out of the room
stomp noun
stomper noun

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