stomp

[stomp] /stɒmp/
verb (used with object)
1.
stamp (defs 1–3).
verb (used without object)
2.
stamp (defs 11, 12).
3.
to dance the stomp.
noun
4.
stamp (def 14).
5.
a jazz composition, especially in early jazz, marked by a driving rhythm and a fast tempo.
6.
a dance to this music, usually marked by heavy stamping of the feet.
Origin
1820-30; variant of stamp
Related forms
stomper, noun
Can be confused
stamp, stomp.
Examples from the web for stomp
  • What's really nuts is that the restrictions even stomp on your own musical creations.
  • Using either an alternating foot stomp, or by lifting and dropping its shell on the ground, they create vibrations in the ground.
British Dictionary definitions for stomp

stomp

/stɒmp/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(informal) to tread or stamp heavily
noun
2.
a rhythmic stamping jazz dance
Word Origin
variant of stamp
Word Origin and History for stomp
v.

1803, variant of stamp. Related: Stomped; stomping. Noun meaning "lively social dance" is recorded from 1912 in jazz slang.

Slang definitions & phrases for stomp

stomp

noun
  1. A jazz number with a heavy rhythmic accent (1906+ Jazz musicians)
  2. A student who wears cowboy clothing and boots (1960s+ Students)
verb

To assault viciously; savage; clobber (1946+)