stomp

stomp

verb stomped, stomp·ing, stomps verb, transitive verb, intransitive noun

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

Origin: Variant of stamp.

Related Forms:

• stomper 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.