stomp

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During their brief stopover in our locale, the early morning foursome participated in a traditional grape stomp which is scheduled to air on their show today - a fitting prelude to the 41st annual Festival of Grapes which begins Thursday.

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  1. transitive verb To tread or trample heavily or violently on.
  2. intransitive verb To tread or trample heavily or violently.
  3. noun A dance involving a rhythmical, heavy step.
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  • She would have added a dollop of harsh words to accompany her patented instep-stomp, but tears overcame her once more. —  F ;SF - vol 093 issue 03 - September 1997
  • Monk had a stomp-stomp-stomp way of walking when he was bothered, as if he was a barrel of concrete with a couple of posts for legs. —  133 - The Derelict of Skull Shoal
  • Lucky Dime Caper had Donald wield a large mallet that takes over Mickey's butt-stomp, but also works as a short range weapon that works better than anything —  GamerBytes
  • As Ocampo's feet stomp, the wooden risers vibrate Yerma's very life into the bodies of the audience. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • The drums pound away in a faux-funk stomp, as Neal vacillates between a woebegone piano man ( "Bubble," "Welcome to America") and a swaggering Stevie Wonder acolyte —  Independent Weekly: All Recent Stories
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stomp:   stomped ·  stomping
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