stomp

American  

[stomp] / stɒmp /

verb (used with object)

stomps, present (3rd person singular) stomped, past participle, past stomping present participle

1. stamp.

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verb (used without object)

stomps, present (3rd person singular) stomped, past participle, past stomping present participle

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

Derived Forms

• stomper
  noun

Inflected Forms

Participles

• stomping
  present
• stomped
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• stomp
  simple
• stomps
  simple
• have stomped
  perfect
• has stomped
  perfect
• am stomping
  progressive
• are stomping
  progressive
• is stomping
  progressive
• have been stomping
  perfect progressive
• has been stomping
  perfect progressive

Past

• stomped
  simple
• had stomped
  perfect
• was stomping
  progressive
• were stomping
  progressive
• had been stomping
  perfect progressive

Future

• will stomp
  simple
• will have stomped
  perfect
• will be stomping
  progressive
• will have been stomping
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of stomp

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of stamp

Explanation

When you stomp, you thud your feet down heavily as you walk. An angry teenager might stomp down the hall and slam the door to his room. A little boy in big cowboy boots might stomp around the house enjoying the sound of his heels against the floor, and an awkward marching band could stomp heavily down the street playing the theme from "Rocky." You can also use the word stomp to describe a specific kind of stamping dance. This meaning has been around since about 1912, from popular jazz slang. The earlier stomp was simply a variation on the word stamp.

Example Sentences

The new record appeared to be following suit, with The Daily Telegraph's chief music critic Neil McCormick saying the band were "back with a pile-driving blues stomp".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

Martin’s current fixation is muscling New Yorkers out of affordable housing to stomp a permanent boot print onto Manhattan.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

Yet this moment seems a bit different — as though markets might be more fragile, and investors could be less inclined to simply stomp on the gas pedal at the first sign of any pullback.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 9, 2025

“Don’t you mean when we stomp the competition?”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper