stomp
part of speech
verb (stomp, stomps, stomped, stomping); noun (a stomp, stomps)
meaning for a pupil
1) To stomp means to walk with heavy, loud steps, often because you are angry. tree →
2) To stomp on something means to stamp on it hard with your foot. tree →
3) A stomp is a heavy step, or a lively dance with heavy stamping steps. tree →
4) (slang, sport) To stomp a team means to beat them easily. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories it shows feelings: a character who stomps off is cross or sulking; in music and PE, stomping keeps a beat; phrases: stomp off, stomp out, stomp around, stomp on.
examples
- She stomped up the stairs and slammed her door. tree →
- The giant stomped through the forest. tree →
- Don't stomp on the flowers! tree →
- We stomped our feet in time to the music. tree →
- He stomped off in a huff after losing the game. tree →
- The dinosaur's stomp made the ground shake. tree →
- Our team got stomped 6–0 (slang). tree →
note
Past: stomped. Very close in meaning to «stamp»; «stomp» sounds more informal and often more cross or heavy.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stomp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.