STOMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of stomp in English

(Definition of stomp from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of stomp from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stomp

stomp
They'd argue big companies were stomping on their rights.
From CNET
He stomped off after he gave me a tongue lashing for being rude.
Stomping on a guy is way over the line.
From ESPN
They were both stomped on for the writing of this article.
From CNN
We wanted the cause to be something simple to identify, so we can stomp it out and move on quickly.
The crowd pulled at his arms and legs, then dropped him on the ground and began stomping on his body and face, crushing it.
From NPR
Shouting is an ecstatic or semi-ecstatic activity that may involve clapping, stomping, shaking, dancing, speaking in tongues, or conventional shouting out.
The chorus especially is a guitar-laden stomp, with vocals meant to be belted at the top of one's lungs.
Local dialects were stomped out to make way for a single, standard language.
After he fell to the floor, she said she stomped him twice and kicked him in the abdomen.
He was stridently anti-war and anti-intervention -- and he stomped the competition.
From Politico
Discussing various pieces will stomp out awkward silences, while hearing your date's perspectives and opinions will offer starting points for deeper conversation.
One big team fight, crush them and stomp to victory.
From ABC News
The massive animal -- her newborn twin calves nowhere to be seen -- pounced again, stomping on the fallen woman before tearing into the woods.
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Translations of stomp

in Chinese (Traditional)
邁著沉重的步子走, (尤指)怒氣衝衝地走, (常指爲表示生氣)跺(腳)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
迈着重重的步子走, (尤指)怒气冲冲地走, (常指为表示生气)跺(脚)…
in Spanish
andar dando pisotones, pisar fuerte, golpear…
in Portuguese
pisar forte, pisar duro…
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sert adımlarla yürümek, ayaklarını pat pat vurarak yürümek, yere ayak vurmak…
marcher d’un pas lourd/bruyant, marcher d’un pas lourd…
踏(ふ)み鳴(な)らす…
stampen…
těžce našlapovat…
stampe, trampe…
menghentakkan kaki…
กระทืบ…
dậm mạnh…
tupać, ciężko kroczyć…
stampa…
menghentakkan kaki…
stampfen…
stampe, trampe…
тупати…
топать…
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