stomp

American  

[stomp] / stɒmp /

verb (used with object)

1. stamp.

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verb (used without object)

1. stamp.

2. to dance the stomp.

noun

1. stamp.

2. a jazz composition, especially in early jazz, marked by a driving rhythm and a fast tempo.

3. a dance to this music, usually marked by heavy stamping of the feet.

stomp British  

/ stɒmp /

verb

1. informal to tread or stamp heavily

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noun

1. a rhythmic stamping jazz dance

Other Word Forms

• stomper noun

Etymology

Origin of stomp

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of stamp

Example Sentences

And with stocks wobbling the past two weeks, those numbers help counteract Wall Street’s latest myth: that today’s market, dominated by giant tech companies, is a monster that will stomp your index funds to bits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then they get a good look at his shoes when he stomps on their tables, kicking cheeseburgers as he tries to make these regular folks engage with the tech-pocalypse he swears is coming.

From Los Angeles Times

But she fell on a cab double cork 1080, which she had stomped in her first two runs.

From Los Angeles Times

Camille rolls her eyes and stomps up the porch steps to knock on the door.

From Literature

“No flash!” a security guard shouted, and stomped into the room.

From Literature