stomp out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To put out a fire by stepping on it, or to completely get rid of a problem.
Literal meaning: To extinguish a fire by pressing one's foot down on it.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To extinguish a small fire or burning object by pressing the foot down on it.
"He stomped out his cigarette on the pavement before entering the building."
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
neutral
To eliminate or completely get rid of a problem, practice, or undesirable thing.
"The new laws were designed to stomp out corruption at every level of government."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used literally (e.g., stomping out a cigarette or small fire) and figuratively (stamping out crime, disease, injustice). Figuratively, it implies forceful and complete elimination. Common in news headlines.
Commonly used with
fire cigarette crime corruption disease injustice
Forms
Base
stomp out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
stomps out
he/she/it
Past simple
stomped out
yesterday
Past participle
stomped out
have + pp
-ing form
stomping out
continuous
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