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title: stomp — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stomp» in the school dictionary: To stomp means to walk with heavy, loud steps, often because you are angry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stomp

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**Who acts:** you, stomp, She, giant, We, He · **What happens:** stomp, mean, walk, be, stamp, beat · **To what, where:** something, it, heavy step, team, them, stairs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«stomp» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [stomp in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stomp.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stomp means to walk with heavy, loud steps, often because you are angry.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:m1:1
# text = To stomp means to walk with heavy, loud steps, often because you are angry.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stomp	stomp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with heavy loud steps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | angry, often *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stomp on something means to stamp on it hard with your foot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:m2:1
# text = To stomp on something means to stamp on it hard with your foot.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stomp	stomp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	stamp	stamp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | something |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on something=Trajectory |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stamp** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | it |  | hard *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent on it=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stomp is a heavy step, or a lively dance with heavy stamping steps.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:m3:1
# text = A stomp is a heavy step, or a lively dance with heavy stamping steps.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stomp	stomp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	stamping	stamping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stomp | a heavy step |  |  |  | a lively dance with heavy stamping steps *nmod* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang, sport — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stomp a team means to beat them easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:m4:1
# text = To stomp a team means to beat them easily.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stomp	stomp	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	beat	beat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | to-infinitive |  | a team |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **beat** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location they=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x1:1
# text = She stomped up the stairs and slammed her door.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp up** | past | She | the stairs |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stair=Patient |
| 2 | **slam** | past | She *not said here* | her door |  |  |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The giant stomped through the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x2:1
# text = The giant stomped through the forest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | past | the giant |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through forest=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't stomp on the flowers!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x3:1
# text = Don't stomp on the flowers!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	stomp	stomp	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stomp** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | the flowers |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on flower=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stomped our feet in time to the music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x4:1
# text = We stomped our feet in time to the music.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | past | We | our feet |  |  | time | to the music *result* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent foot=Patient to music=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stomped off in a huff after losing the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x5:1
# text = He stomped off in a huff after losing the game.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	huff	huff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp off** | past | He |  |  | a huff |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in huff=Trajectory |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | He *not said here* | the game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dinosaur's stomp made the ground shake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x6:1
# text = The dinosaur's stomp made the ground shake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	stomp	stomp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the dinosaur's stomp | the ground |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shake** | infinitive | the ground *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **stomp** |  | the dinosaur |  |  |  |  |  | nom stomp «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team got stomped 6–0 (slang).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stomp:x7:1
# text = Our team got stomped 6–0 (slang).
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stomped	stomp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stomp** | past · passive |  | Our team |  |  |  | – 6 0 | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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