stomp B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tread heavily or... tramplestampclomptrompplod 2 verb · to dance with heavy,... dancegrooveboogiejig ↔ Opposites tiptoecreep Etymology AI details 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 Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Emotions & Feelings markdown