stamp
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stamp 
[stamp] Pronunciation Key,
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[stamp] Pronunciation Key, –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 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 (fol. by out): to stamp out a fire. |
| 4. | to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually fol. by out). |
| 5. | to 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. | to characterize, distinguish, or reveal: His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet. |
| 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. |
| 13. | postage stamp. |
| 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. | an 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. |
| 22. | trading stamp. |
| 23. | food stamp. |
| 24. | an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding. |
| 25. | a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material. |
[Origin: 1150–1200; (v.) early ME stampen to pound, crush, prob. continuing OE *stampian (c. MD, MLG stampen, OHG stampfōn, ON stappa); sense development appar. influenced by OF estamper to stamp < Gmc; (n.) late ME: instrument for stamping an impression; partly deriv. of the v., partly < OF estampe, deriv. of estamper]
] —Related forms
stamp·a·ble, adjective
stampless, adjective
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| stamp out | |
verb | |
| end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
stamp out
Extinguish or destroy, as in The government stamped out the rebellion in a brutal way, or The police were determined to stamp out drug dealers. This metaphoric expression alludes to extinguishing a fire by trampling on it. [Mid-1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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