stomp out
Trample to end
To stomp out something is to extinguish it by stamping with the feet: He stomped out the campfire embers.
The phrase extends to forceful suppression or elimination: stomp out corruption, stomp out a rebellion.
The image is of crushing something underfoot until it's gone.
Deprive of air
- douseWet completely, often flames
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
- trampleCrush by stepping
suffocate · squelch · dampen · firefighter · embers · flames · sparks · campfire
Remove completely
- crushCompress with force
- quashSuppress or nullify
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
squash · quell · put down · erase · abolish · destroy · obliterate · annihilate
Ornamental gathered fabric strip
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- storm offLeave dramatically while upset
- dramatic exitTheatrical way of leaving
- departureAct of going away
smother
Deprive of air
trample · suffocate · squelch · dampen · firefighter · embers · flames · sparks · campfire · cigarette
eliminate
Remove completely
exterminate · squash · quell · put down · erase · abolish · destroy · obliterate · annihilate · purge
flounce
Ornamental gathered fabric strip
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- storm offLeave dramatically while upset
- dramatic exitTheatrical way of leaving