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   stamp

   /stamp/

   verb

   • 1. bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground: "he stamped his foot in frustration"
   • ▪ crush, flatten, or remove with a heavy blow from one's feet: "she stamped the snow from her boots" Similar tramplesteptreadtrampcrushsquashflatten
   • ▪ walk with heavy, forceful steps: "John stamped off, muttering" Similar stompstumpclompclumptrampthunderlumbertrudgesprauchle
   • 2. impress a pattern or mark, especially an official one, on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die or other instrument: "the woman stamped my passport" Similar imprintprintimpresspunchinscribeengravechaseetchcarveembossdebossbrandfrankmarklabel
   • ▪ impress (a pattern or mark) on something by engraving or inking: "a key with a number stamped on the shaft" Similar fixinscribeetchcarveimprintimpressregister
   • ▪ make (something) by cutting it out with a die or mold: "traditionally, medals are stamped with dies or cast from a mold"
   • ▪ cause (a particular quality or characteristic) to have a strong or permanent effect on something: "he must be able to stamp his authority on the team"
   • ▪ reveal or mark out (someone) as having a particular quality or ability: "his style stamps him as a player to watch" Similar identifycharacterizebranddistinguishmark outset apartsingle outdesignatecategorizeclassify
   • 3. affix a postage stamp or stamps onto (a letter or package): "Annie stamped the envelope for her"
   • 4. crush or pulverize (ore).

   noun

   • 1. an instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.
   • ▪ a mark or pattern made by a stamping instrument, especially one indicating official validation or certification: "passports with visa stamps"
   • ▪ a characteristic or distinctive impression or quality: "the whole project has the stamp of authority" Similar markhallmarkindicationlabelbrandtagbadgecharacteristicspeculiarityattributesignsealsure signtelltale signqualitysmacksmellsavorair
   • ▪ a particular class or type of person or thing: "empiricism of this stamp has been especially influential in British philosophy" Similar typekindsortvarietyclasscategoryclassificationstyledescriptionconditioncaliberstatusqualitynaturemannerdesignshapeformpatterngroupsetbracketgenrespeciesrankgenusfamilyorderbreedracestraingenerationvintagemakemodelbrandilkkidneycastgrainmoldstripe
   • 2. a small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp: "a first-class stamp"
   • 3. an act or sound of stamping with the foot: "the stamp of boots on the bare floor"
   • 4. a block for crushing ore in a stamp mill.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with stomp.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stamper noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stampStamp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument. 2. a(1) : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot. (2) : to bring down (the foot) forcibly. b. : to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot—usually used with out. stamp out cancer.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   STAMP definition: 1. a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package…. Learn more.

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   a peculiar or distinctive impression or mark: a great man who left his stamp on legal procedure. character, kind, or type: a woman of serious stamp. an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stampStamp - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. a block or die used to imprint a mark or design. see more. noun. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › STAMPStamp - definition of stamp by The Free Dictionary

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   1. The act of stamping. 2. a. An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied. b.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A stamp is a small block of wood or metal which has a pattern or a group of letters on one side. You press it onto an pad of ink and then onto a piece of paper in order to produce a mark on the paper. The mark that you produce is also called a stamp.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstamp noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of stamp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of stamp – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a tool for putting a special ink mark on something, or the mark made by it: a stamp in a passport. stamp of approval. official, public approval: The president has put his stamp of approval on the proposal.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishstamp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    show feeling/quality. [transitive, usually passive] to make a feeling show clearly on someone's face, in their actions, etc. stamp A with B Their faces were stamped with hostility. stamp B over, across, etc. A The crime had revenge stamped all over it. Terror was stamped across her face.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › stampStamp Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    STAMP meaning: 1 : a small piece of paper that you buy and then stick to an envelope or package to pay the cost of mailing it; 2 : a small piece of paper that is attached to something and that shows that a tax or fee has been paid