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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Similarly, removing the husks or other outer casings can be done using a tool such as a hammer, or by stomping on the nuts with your feet or driving over them with a car's tires. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The suspect allegedly punched, kicked and stomped on the victim's head 15 times during the attack, officials told New York ABC station WABC. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025 And then, last December, a group of guards killed a man named Robert Brooks in a state prison near Utica—punching him, shoving a rag into his mouth, hitting him with his own shoe, and stomping on his groin. Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Dragon Lee jumped ridiculously high for a stomp on El Grande Americano. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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