- clomp
- intransitive verb Etymology: by alteration Date: 1829 clump 1
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clomp
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Clomp — Clomp, n. See {Clamp}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clomp — to walk as with clogs, 1829, probably a variant of CLUMP (Cf. clump) (v.). Related: Clomped; clomping … Etymology dictionary
clomp — ► VERB ▪ walk with a heavy tread. ► NOUN ▪ the sound of a heavy tread. ORIGIN imitative … English terms dictionary
clomp — [klämp] vi. to walk heavily or noisily; clump … English World dictionary
clomp — 1. noun /klɑmp/ the sound of feet hitting the ground loudly 2. verb /klɑmp/ to move, making loud noises with ones feet ...so having smoothed my hair as well as I could, and repeatedly twitched my obdurate collar, I proceeded to clomp down the two … Wiktionary
clomp — /klomp/, v.i. clump (def. 6). * * * … Universalium
clomp — Mawdesley Glossary clomping, to walk noisily … English dialects glossary
clomp — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make a dull sound by or as if by striking a surface with a heavy object: clump, clunk, thud. See SOUNDS … English dictionary for students
clomp — v. stomp around, walk with loud heavy steps … English contemporary dictionary
clomp — verb walk with a heavy tread. noun the sound of a heavy tread. Origin C19: imitative; cf. clump … English new terms dictionary
