stomp on

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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After spending more than $1,000 to protect the garden, Mis Amiguitos said barriers surrounding the space disappeared overnight, while flowers were stomped on and pulled from the ground. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk. — Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Roman fullers, or launderers, soaked dirty clothes in the urine collected from public toilets and stomped on them until the stains were removed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026 He and three other people were accused of kicking and stomping on another person. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2026 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 22 Aug. 2026.

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