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stomp

/stɒmp/ UK
/stɑmp/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmp

Where it comes from

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

verb stomps · stomping · stomped

ambitransitive, informal To trample heavily. The customer stomps toward the double doors, drawn in by hypnotic organ strains.
ambitransitive, informal, transitive To crush (grapes) with one's feet to make wine.
Similar: tread
informal, transitive To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
informal, slang, transitive To severely beat (someone) physically.
Similar: crush
figuratively, informal, transitive To thoroughly defeat (someone).
informal, transitive To overwrite. The virus stomps the system DLL and replaces it with an infected version.

noun stomps

countable, informal A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp. She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp.
countable, informal, 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.
informal, uncountable A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century.
countable, informal A piece of music in this style. King Porter Stomp
countable, dated, informal, slang A social gathering where dancing is the main activity; a dance. We’re going to a stomp tonight.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stamp, stump, pummel, clobber, smash, crush, squish, squash, tromp, trample, tramp, trounce, tread, truck, retrample, step on

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verb trample heavily on something or someone

Español	pisotear, patullar, apisonar, zapatear, hollar, rehollar
Português	pisotear
Français	fouler, piétiner
Deutsch	stampfen, zerstampfen, trampeln
Italiano	calpestare
Русский	топта́ть toptátʹ
العربية	دَاسَ dāsa, دَهَسَ dahasa, دَعَسَ daʕasa

verb grape crushing

Português	pisar

verb severely beat someone physically or figuratively

Español	pisotear
Italiano	pestare
Русский	избива́ть izbivátʹ

noun jazz music for this dance

Русский	стомп stomp

noun a stamp

Deutsch	Stampfer, Fußstampfer, kräftiger Tritt

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@misc{stomp_2026,
  title = {stomp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}