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stomp (stämp)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

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

noun

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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stomp Usage Examples

Followed by a transitive particle

  • around: They tend to stomp around a bit in them.

Object

  • tune: White Collar Boy is a stomping tune with bubblegum riffs plucked from the 1970s.

Modifying Another Word

  • all: Also connection kit stomps all over lots of settings.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: She used to stomp around, knocking bowls flying, splashing through the water bowls making an almighty mess!
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