Definition of STOMP

stomp

Plural: stomps

Noun

  • a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
  • A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
  • A dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.
  • The jazz music for this dance.

Verb

Verb Forms: stomped, stomping, stomps

  • To tread heavily or noisily upon something.
  • walk heavily
    • "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
  • To trample heavily.
  • To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
  • To completely defeat or overwhelm an enemy, to win by a large lead over someone
  • To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

Examples

  • After a triple-word score, he’d often STOMP his foot in a silent victory dance.
  • She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

stamp, stump, crush, tread

Scrabble Score: 9

stomp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stomp: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stomp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

stomp: valid Words With Friends Word