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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
2.
to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc.
3.
to extinguish, crush, etc., by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the foot (followed by out): to stamp out a fire.
4.
to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually followed by out).
5.
EXPANDto crush or pound with or as with a pestle.
6.
to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, or ownership: to stamp a document with a seal.
7.
to mark or impress with a design, word, mark, etc.: Age stamped his face with lines.
8.
to impress (a design, word, mark, etc.) on: to stamp one's initials on a document.
9.
to affix a postage stamp to (a letter, envelope, etc.).
10.
COLLAPSEto characterize, distinguish, or reveal: His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet.
verb (used without object)
11.
to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc.
12.
to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps: He stamped out of the room in anger.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
noun
14.
an act or instance of stamping.
15.
a die or block for impressing or imprinting.
16.
a design or legend made with such a die or block.
17.
EXPANDan official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge.
18.
a peculiar or distinctive impression or mark: a great man who left his stamp on legal procedure.
19.
character, kind, or type: a woman of serious stamp.
20.
an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid.
21.
Also called local, local stamp. 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.
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24.
an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding.
25.
COLLAPSEa heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material.
Origin:
1150–1200; (v.) early Middle English stampen to pound, crush, probably continuing Old English *stampian (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stampen, Old High German stampfōn, Old Norse stappa); sense development apparently influenced by Old French estamper to stamp < Germanic; (noun) late Middle English: instrument for stamping an impression; partly derivative of the v., partly < Old French estampe, derivative of estamper
1150–1200; (v.) early Middle English stampen to pound, crush, probably continuing Old English *stampian (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stampen, Old High German stampfōn, Old Norse stappa); sense development apparently influenced by Old French estamper to stamp < Germanic; (noun) late Middle English: instrument for stamping an impression; partly derivative of the v., partly < Old French estampe, derivative of estamper
Related forms
stamp·a·ble, adjective
stamp·less, adjective
mis·stamp, verb (used with object)
non·stamp·a·ble, adjective
pre·stamp, noun, verb (used with object)
EXPANDre·stamp, verb
su·per·stamp, noun, verb (used with object)
un·der·stamp, noun
un·der·stamp, verb (used with object)
un·stamped, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Word Origin & History
stamp
1465, "stamping tool," from stamp (v.). Sense of "official mark or imprint" (to certify that duty has been paid on what has been printed or written) dates from 1542; transferred 1837 to adhesive labels issued by governments to serve the same purpose as impressed stamps. Stamp-collecting
EXPANDis from 1862.
COLLAPSE
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