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To stomp means to step on something violently or with force.

(verb)

An example of stomp is to kill a cockroach by stepping on it.
An example of stomp is to crush grapes to make wine.

The definition of a stomp is a beat-driven jazz dance or song.

(noun)

An example of a stomp is the Black Bottom Stomp by Jelly Roll Morton.

See stomp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

stamp; esp., to injure or kill by stamping (on)

noun

a jazz tune with a lively rhythm and a strong beat
a dance to this music

Related Forms:

stomper noun

See stomp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb stomped, stomp·ing, stomps

verb, transitive

To tread or trample heavily or violently on.

verb, intransitive

To tread or trample heavily or violently.

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Variant of stamp

Related Forms:

stompˈer noun

stompˈing·ly adverb

Usage Note: Stomp and stamp are interchangeable in the sense “to trample” or “to tread on violently”: stomped (or stamped) to death; stomping (or stamping) horses. 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.

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