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STOMP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dance involving a rhythmical stamping step
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stomp" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Derivation:
stomp (walk heavily)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they stomp ... he / she / it stomps
Past simple: stomped
-ing form: stomping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "stomp" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children stomp to the playground
Derivation:
stomp (a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step)
stomper (someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground)