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[BMO]

Do they have the same meaning?

[+Immune+]

Well...yes and no:D

The verb "to stomp" can be the US equivalent for british "to stamp". But there is also a separate word "to stomp" and it means to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you're annoyed.


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"Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"

Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored"

[BMO]

Does "stomp on" implies moving heavily and ahead, as with life after a hardship?

[+Immune+]

As far as I know, you can use this idiom("to stomp on") in two different cases. In addition I want to stress that this expression is commonly used in US only.

1)means to step down hard on someone or something

example:I stomped on his toes and ran away

2)means to treat someone or something badly, or to defeat them

example: This is another example of the big companies joining together to stomp on small businesses

Unfortunately, regarding to your question - I am not sure whether you can use it in this case or not. Hope I helped you a bit
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"Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"

Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored"

[BMO]

Ok, thanks. My guess is I can't use it the way I intended.

bmo

[BMO]

A child stomped his feet in anger. Can I use stamped instead?

[+Immune+]

Yes BMO, you can replace "stomped" with "stamped" in this case. They both mean exact the same thing so it wouldn't change the sense of the whole sentence.

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"Understand that hapiness is not based on possesions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect"

Well, um.. "Never open the refrigerator when you're bored"

[BMO]

Thanks a lot, understand now.

bmo

[LucentShade]

"Stamp" can also mean "to put a mark on something," as in "they stamped the contract with the date" or "The senator doesn't sign his letters; his secretary stamps the signature on the page." There is also an idiom, "stamp out," which means "eliminate or destroy completely."

"The invention of the vaccine stamped out smallpox." Put the phrase "stamp out" in quotes in a search engine, and you'll find other uses.