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Synonyms
stomp (stŏmp, stômp)

[Variant of stamp.]

verb: stomped, stomp·ing, stomps. 

transitive verb 

To tread or trample heavily or violently on.

intransitive verb 

To tread or trample heavily or violently.

noun 

  1. A dance involving a rhythmical, heavy step.
  2. The jazz music for this dance.

derivatives

stomṕer
noun
stomṕing·ly
adverb

usage note

Usage Note: Stomp and stamp are interchangeable in the sense “to trample” or “to tread on violently”: stompedstampedto death; stompingstampinghorses. Only stamp is used with out to mean “to eliminate”: stamp out a fire; stamp out poverty. Stamp is also standard in the sense “to strike the ground with the foot, as in anger or frustration,” [to bring the foot down quickly] as in He stamped his foot and began to cry. In an earlier survey the use of stomp in this example was rejected by a large majority of the Usage Panel.