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Stomp vs Stompy - What's the difference?

stomp | stompy |

As a verb stomp

is (ambitransitive) to trample heavily.

As a noun stomp

is a dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.

As an adjective stompy is

(music) of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.

stomp

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To trample heavily.
  • (slang) To severely beat someone physically or figuratively.

    • Synonyms

    (To severely beat someone) crush

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dance having a heavy, rhythmic step.
  • The jazz music for this dance.

    • stompy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (music) Of a stomping style of dance, or music appropriate to such a dance.
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 16, , Pop and Rock Listings, New York Times citation
    • , passage=This Welsh five-piece plays stompy rock ’n’ roll with almost anthemic choruses and a hint of hardcore aggression — the vocalist Matt Davies has an epic scream, although he rarely employs it. }}
  • Aggressive-looking in a way that suggests stomping.
  • * 2008 , Benjamin Tyson Duranske, Virtual law: navigating the legal landscape of virtual worlds
    • It is hoped LaRoche is happy with "Weber's" pigtails, butterfly wings, green tutu, zebra leggings, and stompy boots, because that's what she's stuck with

    Derived terms

    *stompily