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stomp

[ stomp ]
/ stɒmp /
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verb (used with object)

stamp(defs 1–3).

verb (used without object)

stamp(defs 11, 12).
to dance the stomp.

noun

stamp(def 14).
a jazz composition, especially in early jazz, marked by a driving rhythm and a fast tempo.
a dance to this music, usually marked by heavy stamping of the feet.

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RELATED WORDS

tread, stamp, jazz, dance, trample, music

Nearby words

  1. stomatotomy,
  2. stomatous,
  3. stomium,
  4. stomodaeum,
  5. stomodeum,
  6. stomper,
  7. stompie,
  8. stomping ground,
  9. stone,
  10. stone age

Origin of stomp

First recorded in 1820–30; variant of stamp
Related formsstomp·er, noun
Can be confusedstamp stomp
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British Dictionary definitions for stomp

stomp

/ (stɒmp) /

verb (intr)

informal to tread or stamp heavily

noun

a rhythmic stamping jazz dance

Word Origin for stomp

variant of stamp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for stomp

stomp

v.

1803, variant of stamp. Related: Stomped; stomping. Noun meaning "lively social dance" is recorded from 1912 in jazz slang.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper