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curb stomp en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (US) An act of curb stomping.
   • Nothing surprises me—guys with guns, screeching women, unleashed dogs. It's why I carry pepper spray in a little holster on my belt. But this, this was the worst of it. I'd just delivered a final curb stomp to somebody who'd once meant a lot ... 2010, Gary Phillips, Orange County Noir, Akashic Books, →ISBN, page 267:
2. (US) An extremely one-sided victory.
   • Now, Bismarck and Tirpitz versus Alabama and South Dakota is not quite the same level of curbstomp as the previous battle, mainly due to the fact that, well, the second pair is gonna last - that battle's gonna last more than five minutes; however, it's still a case of, well, the South Dakota class is measurably superior to the Bismarck class in terms of total firepower, as we discussed previously. 2018 October 3, Drachinifel, 19:12 from the start, in Ship vs Ship - Who Would Win - Episode 001, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
curb stomps	Number=Plur		lexicographic
kerb stomp		UK, alternative	lexicographic
curb-stomp		alternative	lexicographic
curbstomp		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (1)

es descarrilladura (Translations)

curb stomp en · VERB

Meanings

1. (US) To stomp on someone's head, forcing it into a street curb (often while they are positioned with their teeth biting the curb).
   • The thought that he might actually get bigger was enough to make most people gape in amazement. If even half the stories he'd heard were true (according to Jerry and a kid they both knew named Tom Murphy, Darby had once curb-stomped a grown man's face for threatening to call the police on him ... 2004, James A. Moore, Possessions, Dorchester Publishing Company Incorporated, →ISBN:
   • He could have kicked my ass and curb stomped me by now but simply just took my seat. I hoped for something of a music player, where I could escape from these four guys. 2008, Joel Krupa, Hold On, Joel Krupa, →ISBN, page 59:
   • And fucking, I curb stomped his head and broke his jaw and stuff. And then if they wouldn't of pulled me back I probably would have killed him heh? And just like-they were holding me heh? And it was like "Fuck you." 2005, Narrative Inquiry: NI.:
2. (US, figuratively) To defeat an opponent overwhelmingly or effortlessly.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
curb stomping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
curb-stomp		alternative	lexicographic
curbstomp		alternative	lexicographic
curb stomped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
curb stomped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
curb stomps	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
kerb stomp		UK, alternative	lexicographic

Translations (2)

es desbocar (Translations) · es descarrillar (Translations)