stomp

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To trample heavily.
2. (transitive) To stamp (one’s foot or feet).
3. (slang, transitive) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
4. (transitive) To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
5. (transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

Noun

1. A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
2. Any of various dances incorporating repeated heavy, rhythmic steps.
3. A style of jazz music for stomp dances of the early twentieth century.
4. A piece of music in this style.
5. (dated) A social gathering where dancing is the main activity; a dance.

Synonyms

stamp

stump

tread

tramp

trample

stomp on

clomp

tread heavily

jazz music

march

pound

💷

press

jazz dance

Translations

stampfen

fouler

taper du pied

calpestare

stampen

bastırmak

piétiner

patear

marcher sur

zerstampfen

💷

patalear

timbre-poste

trampeln

trépigner

trepitjar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɒmp/

Etymology

Cognate with German: stampfen

In summary

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