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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| stamp (stæmp) | |
| —vb (when intr | |
| 1. | to bring (the foot) down heavily (on the ground, etc) |
| 2. | (intr) to walk with heavy or noisy footsteps |
| 3. | to repress, extinguish, or eradicate: he stamped on any criticism |
| 4. | (tr) to impress or mark (a particular device or sign) on (something) |
| 5. | to mark (something) with an official impress, seal, or device: to stamp a passport |
| 6. | (tr) to fix or impress permanently: the date was stamped on her memory |
| 7. | (tr) to affix a postage stamp to |
| 8. | (tr) to distinguish or reveal: that behaviour stamps him as a cheat |
| 9. | to pound or crush (ores, etc) |
| —n | |
| 10. | the act or an instance of stamping |
| 11. | a. See postage stamp |
| b. a mark applied to postage stamps for cancellation purposes | |
| 12. | a similar piece of gummed paper used for commercial or trading purposes |
| 13. | a block, die, etc, used for imprinting a design or device |
| 14. | a design, device, or mark that has been stamped |
| 15. | a characteristic feature or trait; hallmark: the story had the stamp of authenticity |
| 16. | a piece of gummed paper or other mark applied to official documents to indicate payment of a fee, validity, ownership, etc |
| 17. | informal (Brit) a national insurance contribution, formerly recorded by means of a stamp on an official card |
| 18. | type or class: we want to employ men of his stamp |
| 19. | an instrument or machine for crushing or pounding ores, etc, or the pestle in such a device |
| [Old English stampe; related to Old High German stampfōn to stamp, Old Norse stappa] | |
| 'stamper | |
| —n | |