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.]
stomper stomp'er n.stompingly stomp'ing·ly adv.
USAGE NOTE Stomp and stamp are interchangeable in the sense "to trample" or "to tread on violently": stompedto death; stompinghorses. 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.





