stomp out

phrasal verb

stomped out; stomping out; stomps out

1

: to stop or destroy (something bad)

They are determined to stomp out corruption.

2

: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet

She stomped out her cigarette.

Examples of stomp out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Baltimore pummeled Pittsburgh 28-14 at home, and the Bills stomped out the Broncos 31-7 in Buffalo. —Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025

Marina, who, God help her, is just trying to do her job, angrily stomps out to a different cabin. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025

The puppies went flying, and the man just barely retrieved them before stomping out the door. —Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

That’s because the native ecosystem throughout Southern California is 1) varied and 2) getting stomped out by our cities and invasive species. —Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Feb. 2025

The bear case: The Fed fails to stomp out inflation, keeping rates higher for longer and thus increasing the odds of a recession. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025

Tekashi attempted to ward the men off but was eventually stomped out and left in the facility battered and bloodied. —Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Jan. 2025

In truth, this mostly seems to be about stomping out literature related to the LGBTQ+ community. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025

The champion called for the ladder match but was stomped out by Owens, who got the drop on him to close the sequence. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for stomp out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout