verb
stomp
stomp
verb
1
To step down heavily and forcefully, often out of anger.
"She stomped out of the room after the argument."
"He stomped his feet to warm them up in the cold."
2
To decisively defeat someone or something.
"The home team stomped their rivals 6-0."
noun
1
A heavy, deliberate footstep.
"You could hear his stomp coming down the hallway."
How to Use Stomp
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo step or walk heavily, often angrily — or, informally, to beat someone decisively.
When to use it
"Stomp" meaning "to defeat" is informal/slang.
Common pairings
stomp off
stomp your feet
stomp the competition
Word Forms
stomped past tense, stomps plural, stomps singular
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Etymology
A variant of "stamp," first recorded in the early 1800s.