"curb stomp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curb stomps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curb stomp (plural curb stomps)
  1. An act of curb stomping. Tags: US Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-curb_stomp-en-noun-4CvMwPaJ Disambiguation of Violence: 30 17 35 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 21 21 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 26 20 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 25 20 14
  2. An extremely one-sided victory. Tags: US Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-curb_stomp-en-noun-mv71dmIn Disambiguation of Violence: 30 17 35 17

Verb

Forms: curb stomps [present, singular, third-person], curb stomping [participle, present], curb stomped [participle, past], curb stomped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} curb stomp (third-person singular simple present curb stomps, present participle curb stomping, simple past and past participle curb stomped)
  1. To stomp on someone's head, forcing it into a street curb (often while they are positioned with their teeth biting the curb). Tags: US Categories (topical): Violence Synonyms: curbstomp, curb-stomp, kerb stomp [UK]
    Sense id: en-curb_stomp-en-verb-ipxzUP0v Disambiguation of Violence: 30 17 35 17
  2. (figurative) To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly or effortlessly. Tags: US, figuratively Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-curb_stomp-en-verb-npnwOyvO Disambiguation of Violence: 30 17 35 17

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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