stomp
pronunciation
How to pronounce stomp in British English:
UK [stɒmp]
How to pronounce stomp in American English:
US [stɑmp]
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- Noun:
- a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
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- Verb:
- walk heavily
Word Origin
- stomp (v.)
- 1803, variant of stamp. Related: Stomped; stomping. Noun meaning "lively social dance" is recorded from 1912 in jazz slang.
Example
- 1. If you are happy and you know it , stomp your feet .
- 2. It 's time . Stomp his face , brad !
- 3. Kick , turn , stomp , stomp , then you jump ?
- 4. If you 're happy & you know it stomp your feet r.
- 5. To illustrate the body 's natural shock-absorbers , he would stomp round the room on a peg leg , reading the description of captain ahab 's gait in " moby dick " .