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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Nelson then walked over and stomped on the back of the victim’s neck and head as the victim remained unresponsive.
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Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, one victim was punched in the jaw, another was pushed to the ground and stomped on, and a third was confronted with racial slurs, chased, surrounded, and repeatedly punched.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Just 11 months ago, the New York Yankees had their hearts stomped on by the crosstown rival New York Mets.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
At one point, Triss Merigold transforms an enemy into a frog, which Vesemir promptly stomps on.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, one victim was punched in the jaw, another was pushed to the ground and stomped on, and a third was confronted with racial slurs, chased, surrounded, and repeatedly punched.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Just 11 months ago, the New York Yankees had their hearts stomped on by the crosstown rival New York Mets.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
At one point, Triss Merigold transforms an enemy into a frog, which Vesemir promptly stomps on.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2025.
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