stomp

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To trample heavily.
    Everybody clap your hands Get up and dance We're gonna stomp all night now Everybody move your feet Get up and feel the beat We're gonna stomp all night now 2000, Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Rita Campbell (lyrics and music), “Stomp”, performed by Steps
  2. (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
  3. (transitive) To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine

noun

  1. A deliberate heavy footfall; a stamp.
    She obliterated the cockroach with one stomp.
  2. A dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.
  3. The jazz music for this dance.

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