stomp

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /stɑmp/ UK /stɒmp/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like stamp /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like stump /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Meanings

1

verb
to tread heavily or noisily, often to express anger or frustration

He stomped out of the room in a huff.
2

verb
to dance with heavy, rhythmic steps

The band played a lively tune, and everyone began to stomp.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to tread heavily or... trample stampclomptromp plod

2 verb · to dance with heavy,... dance grooveboogiejig

Opposites

tiptoe creep

Etymology

A variant of stamp, from Proto-Germanic stump- ('to strike, stamp'); related to Middle Low German stumpen and Dutch stomp, meaning 'to tread heavily'.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# stomp

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /stɑmp/
**IPA (UK):** /stɒmp/

## Meanings
1. to tread heavily or noisily, often to express anger or frustration
2. to dance with heavy, rhythmic steps

## Examples
- He stomped out of the room in a huff.
- The band played a lively tune, and everyone began to stomp.

## Synonyms
- trample
- stamp
- clomp
- tromp
- plod
- dance
- groove
- boogie
- jig

## Antonyms
- tiptoe
- creep

## Etymology
A variant of stamp, from Proto-Germanic stump- ('to strike, stamp'); related to Middle Low German stumpen and Dutch stomp, meaning 'to tread heavily'.

## AI Etymology
Stomp is a variant of stamp, from Proto-Germanic stump- ('to strike, stamp'); related to Middle Low German stumpen and Dutch stomp, meaning 'to tread heavily'. In current use it is a verb meaning "to tread heavily or noisily, often to express anger or frustration". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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