Definition

1. Verb:

   • To walk or move with heavy, forceful steps, often making a loud noise: "stomp" describes a manner of walking where the foot is brought down hard and noisily, typically due to anger, emphasis, or the nature of the surface.
   • To tread or stamp on something forcefully: "stomp" can also mean to bring one's foot down heavily upon an object or surface.

2. Noun:

   • A dance characterized by a heavy, rhythmical stamping step: "stomp" refers to a type of dance move or a dance style involving deliberate, pounding steps.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Frustrated, he began to stomp around the room.
  • Please don't stomp up the stairs; you'll wake the baby.
  • The crowd cheered as the performer stomped on the stage.

• Noun:

  • The dance routine included a powerful stomp that shook the floor.
  • The music called for a series of quick stomps and claps.

Advanced Usage

• "to stomp out": to extinguish something by stamping on it; to eliminate or suppress something forcefully.

  • He tried to stomp out the small grass fire.
  • The government vowed to stomp out corruption.

• "to stomp on": to tread heavily upon; to treat harshly or without regard.

  • Be careful not to stomp on the flowers.
  • The new policy seemed designed to stomp on individual freedoms.

Variants and Related Words

• Stomper (noun): a person or thing that stomps.

  • The elephant is a powerful stomper.

• Stomping (adjective/noun): used to describe an area or action characterized by stomping.

  • They claimed the old house was a stomping ground for ghosts. (Note: "stomping ground" is an idiom.)

Synonyms

• Stamp: to bring down (the foot) heavily.
• Tramp: to walk with heavy, firm steps.
• Trample: to tread on and crush.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Stomp around: to walk about in an angry or noisy manner by stomping.

  • After the argument, he spent an hour stomping around the house.

• Stomp off: to leave a place angrily while stomping.

  • She yelled at him and then stomped off.

Related Idioms

• Stomping ground: a favorite or habitual place for spending time.
  • This café used to be our old stomping ground in college.

Noun

1. a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step

Verb

1. walk heavily
   • The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots