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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According to the statement, a deputy medical examiner determined she had been strangled and later compared the severity of the injury to someone who’d been struck with a baseball bat or had their neck stomped on.
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Stefani Barber, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
Jason is allegedly seen kicking and then stomping on the man's phone.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Nelson then walked over and stomped on the back of the victim’s neck and head as the victim remained unresponsive.
—Kansas City Star, 25 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
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Stefani Barber, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
Jason is allegedly seen kicking and then stomping on the man's phone.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Nelson then walked over and stomped on the back of the victim’s neck and head as the victim remained unresponsive.
—Kansas City Star, 25 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
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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