stomp

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/stɒmp/ (UK)
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/stɒmp/ (UK) · /stɑmp/ (US)

Definition of stomp

10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To trample heavily.
    “The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains.”
    “Everybody clap your hands Get up and dance We're gonna stomp all night now Everybody move your feet Get up and feel the beat We're gonna stomp all night now”
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verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To trample heavily.
    “The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains.”
    “Everybody clap your hands Get up and dance We're gonna stomp all night now Everybody move your feet Get up and feel the beat We're gonna stomp all night now”
  2. (transitive)To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
  3. (slang, transitive)To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
  4. (transitive)To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
  5. (transitive)To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

noun

  1. (countable)A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
    “She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any of various dances incorporating repeated heavy, rhythmic steps.
    “Well, let's dance, well let's dance. We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too Any old dance that you want to do But let's dance.”
  3. (uncountable)A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century.
  4. (countable)A piece of music in this style.
    “King Porter Stomp”
  5. (countable, dated, slang)A social gathering where dancing is the main activity; a dance.
    “We’re going to a stomp tonight.”

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Etymology

1803, variant of stamp. Compare German stampfen (“to stomp”). More at stamp.

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