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   stamp

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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"
   • ▪ crush, flatten, or remove with a heavy blow from one's foot: "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 on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die: "the woman stamped my passport" Similar imprintprintimpresspunchinscribeengravechaseetchcarveembossdebossbrandfrankmarklabel
   • ▪ impress (a pattern or mark) with an engraved or inked block or die: "a key with a number stamped on the shaft" Similar fixinscribeetchcarveimprintimpressregister
   • ▪ make (something) by cutting it out with a die or mould: "traditionally, medals are stamped with dies or cast from a mould"
   • ▪ 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. fix a postage stamp or stamps on to (a letter): "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 stamp, especially one indicating official validation: "passports with visa stamps"
   • ▪ a characteristic or distinctive impression or quality: "the whole project has the stamp of authority" Similar markhallmarkindicationlabelbrandtagbadgecharacteristicspeculiarityattributesignsealsure signtelltale signqualitysmacksmellsavourair
   • ▪ a particular class or type of person or thing: "empiricism of this stamp has been especially influential in British philosophy" Similar typekindsortvarietyclasscategoryclassificationstyledescriptionconditioncalibrestatusqualitynaturemannerdesignshapeformpatterngroupsetbracketgenrespeciesrankgenusfamilyorderbreedracestraingenerationvintagemakemodelbrandilkkidneycastgrainmouldstripe
   • 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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   What does stamp mean?

   • selo, carimbo, batida de pé… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! STAMP meaning: 1. a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package….

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   What does stamping mean?

   • 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. An impression or shape formed by such an implement or device. 3. An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax. 4. a.

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   What is a stamp on a passport?

   • 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 date stamp and an ink pad. You may live only where the stamp in your passport says you may.

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   What is a tax stamp?

   • an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid. Also called local, such a device, often similar to a postage stamp issued by a private organization to show that the charges for mail carrying have been paid. trading stamp. food stamp. an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding.

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     stamp noun (MAIL) [ C ] (also postage stamp) a small piece...

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   stamp noun (MAIL) [ C ] (also postage stamp) a small piece of paper, usually with a colorful design, that is attached to a package or envelope to show that the charge for sending it through the mail has been paid: The new stamps depict blues singers.

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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 footusually used with out. stamp out cancer. 3. a. : impress, imprint. stamp "paid" on the bill. b.

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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.

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   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.

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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.