stomp on
phrasal verb
stomped on; stomping on; stomps on
: to step on (something or someone) very forcefully
He stomped on the bug.
I stomped on the brakes.
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His video shows the worker being punched and stomped on as others attempted to intervene.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The short clip shows the pup, named Millie, inquisitive about a large ant on the carpet before deliberately stomping on it, and then performing the most unexpected of follow-up actions—eating it.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
One group of teens beat two bystanders, punching them, knocking them to the ground and then stomping on them, according to WUSA9.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Combs allegedly stomped on her face with his shoes on for 10 minutes.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
The short clip shows the pup, named Millie, inquisitive about a large ant on the carpet before deliberately stomping on it, and then performing the most unexpected of follow-up actions—eating it.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
One group of teens beat two bystanders, punching them, knocking them to the ground and then stomping on them, according to WUSA9.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Combs allegedly stomped on her face with his shoes on for 10 minutes.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stomp on
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“Stomp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20on. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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