stomp on
Forcefully step down
To stomp on something is to bring your foot down hard on it, crushing or flattening it: He stomped on the spider.
The phrase often implies aggression or destruction.
Figuratively, to stomp on someone is to defeat or suppress them decisively: The company stomped on any attempt to unionize.
To stomp on the gas is to accelerate suddenly.
Crush by stepping
- flattenMake level or smooth
- squashFlatten by pressure
- smashBreak violently apart
- pulverizeCrush to powder
grind · mash · pound · step on · squish · compress · crunch · demolish
Suppress or nullify
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- repressHold back forcibly
- subdueBring under control
- squashFlatten by pressure
smother · stifle · crack down · put down · crush · oppress · extinguish · snuff out
Obstructing a passage
- line danceGroup choreography in rows
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
footwork · rhythm · beat · boot scoot · square dance · folk dance · jig · step dance
trample
Crush by stepping
pulverize · grind · mash · pound · step on · squish · compress · crunch · demolish · obliterate
quash
Suppress or nullify
squash · smother · stifle · crack down · put down · crush · oppress · extinguish · snuff out · throttle
clogging
Obstructing a passage
- line danceGroup choreography in rows
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
tap · footwork · rhythm · beat · boot scoot · square dance · folk dance · jig · step dance · choreography