stomp (stŏmp, stômp) v.
stomped, stomp·ing, stomps
v.
tr. To tread or trample heavily or violently on. v.
intr. To tread or trample heavily or violently. n.
A dance involving a rhythmical, heavy step.
The jazz music for this dance.
[Variant of stamp.] stomp'er n., stomp'ing·ly adv.
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.
tv. & in. to beat someone; to misuse someone. : One team stomped on the other so hard and fast, the scoreboard couldn't keep up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History
stomp (v.)
1803, variant of stamp. Meaning "lively social dance" is recorded from 1912 in jazz slang.