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# stomp

verb (stomp, stomps, stomped, stomping); noun (a stomp, stomps)

«stomp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To stomp means to walk with heavy, loud steps, often because you are angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#m1)
2. To stomp on something means to stamp on it hard with your foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#m2)
3. A stomp is a heavy step, or a lively dance with heavy stamping steps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#m3)
4. (slang, sport) To stomp a team means to beat them easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows feelings: a character who stomps off is cross or sulking; in music and PE, stomping keeps a beat; phrases: stomp off, stomp out, stomp around, stomp on.

### Examples

- She stomped up the stairs and slammed her door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x1)
- The giant stomped through the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x2)
- Don't stomp on the flowers! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x3)
- We stomped our feet in time to the music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x4)
- He stomped off in a huff after losing the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x5)
- The dinosaur's stomp made the ground shake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x6)
- Our team got stomped 6–0 (slang). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/#x7)

### Note

Past: stomped. Very close in meaning to «stamp»; «stomp» sounds more informal and often more cross or heavy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stomp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stomp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stomp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stomp.html) on Mova free.