2021-02-04
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – stomp -stamp
แนะนำการใช้ ตามที่ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ แต่ละท้องถิ่น
ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค
Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง stomp = ‘STOMP’
ออกเสียง stamp = ‘STAMP’
Farlex Trivia Dictionary.
stamp
= Originally meant "crush into small pieces; pound";
its sense of "imprint with design by pressure"
came into play in the 16th century
—and is the semantic basis of postage stamp.
See also related terms for small piece.
Dictionary.com
ABOUT THIS WORD
What else does stamp mean?
Content warning:
the following content includes references to illicit drugs.
In slang, stamp can refer to LSD (acid) or a bag of heroin.
It can also be short for food stamps or the expression stamp of approval.
Where does stamp come from?
The drug slang stamps is recorded in the early 2000s.
It can refer to drugs like LSD, also known as acid,
when distributed as small, perforated tabsof paper soaked in the drug,
said to resemble postage stamps
(and said to have been distributed in prisons onto actual postage stamps since at least the 1970s).
It can also refer to small baggies of drugs,
such as heroin, stamped with the logo or brand of a dealer.
Stamps can also be short for food stamps,
a social welfare program (and term) started in 1939
to provide food to families living in poverty in the United States.
Now formally known as
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits,
they originally took the form of coupons
(hence stamps) redeemable for food at designated stores.
If someone stamps you, it could be a sign of their approval.
This expression comes from a stamp of approval,
after an official marking made by a rubber stamp.
This was shortened by at least 2005 to stamp,
as notably used by Eminem in his 2018 song “Venom,”
where he says Dr. Dre gave him “his stamp like a postcard”
(i.e., Dre was OK with Slim Shady).
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Usage Notes
Is it 'stamp' or 'stomp'?
It really depends on how you feel
What to Know
Stomp began as an dialectical variant of stamp in American English
and is now regarded as a standard synonym.
However, usage suggest that "stomp"
connotes more violence, intensity, or emotionthan it counterpart.
Stomp originated in American English as a dialectal variant of stamp
and was first recorded in the early 19th century.
The passing years have seen it gain steadily in respectability,
and its status in current American English
—and British English, as well
—is that of a standard synonym of stamp in its senses having to do, literally and figuratively, with bringing the foot down heavily.
You can almost visualise him puffing out his chest,
and stomping around his office.
— James Moore, The Independent (United Kingdom), 23 Feb. 2017
Bon vivants in Stetsons stomp snow off their cowboy boots to head into upscale shops on Canyon Road….
— Sunset Magazine, December 1991
After that three-pointer …, Turner threw a fist pump across his chest and stomped his foot in celebration.
— Jacob Bogage, The Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2017
All it takes is a ... team of well-financed lawyers to stomp out opposition.
— Peter Wayner, The New York Times, 24 Aug. 2000
These uses of stomp are generally uncontroversial,
and it is easy to see how stamp can be substituted for stomp
without affecting meaning.
There are instances, however,
in which the words are not readily interchangeable
because stomp has developed connotations not associated with stamp.
Usage of Stomp
Stomp often implies an intense degree of anger, and even brutality,
when bringing down the foot
that goes beyond the aggression which stamp can sometimes indicate.
What she couldn't tear, she stomped on, regretting that her mouth was too dry to summon up enough spit.
— Gloria Naylor, Linden Hills, 1985
It took exactly 63 seconds into the defense of his first national championship to stomp, signal and scream for Timeout No. 1.
— Jeff Jacobs, The Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 1999
Deer have kicked and stomped dogs.
— Linda Wilson Fuoco, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5 June 2015
He was grappling with his nature, growing, changing, striving to become an individual in his own right; and, for the effort, the world was stomping on his heart.
— Bill Barich, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 1988
Stomp is also often the choice to convey a relentless pounding
or beating, literally and figuratively.
… the workers would stomp grapes with their feet while dancing in a large wooden vat….
— Alexandra Ciarcia, The Livingston County News (New York), 23 Feb. 2017
Darman and the President have been stomping on the proposal, trying to drive a stake into it, but, in one form or another, it won't quite die.
— Elizabeth Drew, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 1990
The Wolverines trounced Rutgers 78-0, one week after the Buckeyes stomped the Scarlet Knights 58-0.
— Brian Bennett, ESPN, 19 Nov. 2016
These examples show that stomp tends to
suggest more intensity and forcefulnessthan its synonym, stamp.
Yes, you can "stamp out of a room,"
"stamp on the brakes," or "stamp out poverty,"
but if the stamping is heavily charged with emotion,
stomp is the word to use.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
stomp &stamp
Stomp means “to tread on” “to trample,”
“to step violently on or upon.”
As an adverb, stamp (or stomp) has several meanings,
including that of stomp:
One can stamp (or stomp) a snake to death.
One is more likely to refer to stompinghorses or herds than
to stamping horses or herds, but both adjectives are correct.
In the senses of eliminating, getting rid of,
and striking the ground with human foot, stampis preferred:
“This action will stamp out slums.”
“In her anger, she stamped her foot on the floor.”
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Stomp & stamp
"Stomp” is colloquial, casual.
A professional wrestler stomps his opponent.
In more formal contexts “stamp” is preferred.
But you will probably not be able to stamp outthe spread of “stomp.”
