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verb
- 1. bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground: "he stamped his foot in frustration"
- 2. impress a pattern or mark on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die: "the woman stamped my passport" Similar
noun
- 1. an instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.
- 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"
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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.
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 footusually used with out. stamp out cancer. 3. a. : impress, imprint. stamp "paid" on the bill. b.
When you stamp, you step hard, either on the ground or on some object. If you're terrified of bugs, you might be tempted to stamp on a big, weird looking beetle. You can stamp your foot when you're angry, or stamp out a small campfire after you've finished toasting marshmallows.
3. An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax. 4. a. A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp. b. A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose: trading stamps. 5.
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.
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.
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 TV licence stamps 3. an act or sound of stamping with the foot the stamp of boots on the bare floor 4.
Definitions of 'stamp' 1. A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you stick on an envelope or package before you mail it to pay for the cost of the postage. [...] 2. A stamp is a small block of wood or metal which has a pattern or a group of letters on one side.
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.
A machine, tool, etc. used for stamping or crushing ore, etc. Any tool or implement, as a die, used by being forcibly brought against something to mark or shape it. A mark or form made by such a tool or implement. A mark, seal, impression, etc. used to show officially that a tax has been paid, authority given, etc.
