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Webster 1913 Edition


Stomp

Stomp

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Stamp
.]
To stamp with the foot.
[Colloq.]
“In gallant procession, the priests mean to stomp.”
R. Browning.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stomp

STOMP

, for stamp, which see.

Definition 2024


Stomp

Stomp

See also: stomp

Luxembourgish

Noun

Stomp m (plural Stëmp)

  1. stump

stomp

stomp

See also: Stomp

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): stamp
  • Rhymes: -ɒmp

Verb

stomp (third-person singular simple present stomps, present participle stomping, simple past and past participle stomped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To trample heavily.
  2. (transitive, slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.
Synonyms
  • (to severely beat someone): crush
Translations

Noun

stomp (plural stomps)

  1. A dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.
  2. The jazz music for this dance.
Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔmp
  • IPA(key): /stɔmp/

Etymology

Cognate to German stumpf.

Adjective

stomp (comparative stomper, superlative stompst)

  1. blunt, not sharp
    Met zo’n stomp potlood kun je toch niet tekenen!
    You can’t draw with such a blunt pencil!
  2. (mathematics, of an angle) Having over 90 degrees.
    Dit is een stompe hoek.
    This is a blunt angle.

Inflection

Inflection of stomp
uninflected stomp
inflected stompe
comparative stomper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial stomp stomper het stompst
het stompste
indefinite m./f. sing. stompe stompere stompste
n. sing. stomp stomper stompste
plural stompe stompere stompste
definite stompe stompere stompste
partitive stomps stompers

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Antonyms

Noun

stomp m (plural stompen, diminutive stompje n)

  1. A stump, a short, formless, protruding object.
    Er bleef na de amputatie niet meer dan een stompje van zijn vinger over.
    After the amputation, no more than a stump of his finger was left.
  2. A blow, a painful hit with the fist or the elbow.
    Je zou hem een stomp geven!
    You’d give him a blow!

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

stomp

  1. first-person singular present indicative of stompen
  2. imperative of stompen