to tread or stamp heavily
a rhythmic stamping jazz dance
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stomp /stɑmp/USA pronunciation
v.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to walk on or step on heavily;
trample: [~ + object]He stomped the floor with his heavy boots.[no object]He walked around stomping on the floor.
n. [countable]
- the act of stomping;
stamp.
stomp (stomp),USA pronunciation
v.t.
v.i.
n.
stomp′er, n.
- stamp (defs. 1–3).
v.i.
- stamp (defs. 11, 12).
- Music and Danceto dance the stomp.
n.
- stamp (def. 14).
- Music and Dancea jazz composition, esp. in early jazz, marked by a driving rhythm and a fast tempo.
- Music and Dancea dance to this music, usually marked by heavy stamping of the feet.
- variant of stamp 1820–30
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