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stamp

  [stamp] ,
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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 (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.
–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.
–noun
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

Synonyms:
4. eliminate, quash. See abolish.
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postage stamp

 
–noun
a small gummed label issued by postal authorities that can be affixed to an envelope, postcard, or package as evidence that postal charges have been paid.
Also called stamp.

Origin:
1830–40
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stamp   (stāmp)   
v.   stamped, stamp·ing, stamps

v.   tr.

  1. To bring down (the foot) forcibly.

  2. To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly.

  3. To extinguish or destroy by or as if by trampling underfoot: stamped the rebellion; stamp out a fire.

  4. To crush or grind with a heavy instrument: stamp ore.

  5. To form or cut out by application of a mold, form, or die.

  6. To imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal.

  7. To impress forcibly or permanently.

  8. To affix an adhesive stamp to.

  9. To identify, characterize, or reveal: stamped her a traitor to the cause.

v.   intr.

  1. To thrust the foot forcibly downward.

  2. To walk with forcible, heavy steps. See Usage Note at stomp.

n.  

  1. The act of stamping.

    1. An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied.

    2. An impression or shape formed by such an implement or device. See Synonyms at impression.

    3. A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.

    4. A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose: trading stamps.

  3. An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax.

    1. A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.

    2. A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose: trading stamps.

  5. An identifying or characterizing mark or impression: His work bears the stamp of genius.

  6. Characteristic nature or quality: a person of her stamp.


[Middle English stampen, possibly alteration of Old English stempan, to pound in a mortar.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

stamp  (v.)
O.E. stempan "to pound in a mortar, stamp," from P.Gmc. *stampojanan (cf. O.N. stappa, M.Du. stampen, O.H.G. stampfon, Ger. stampfen "to stamp with the foot, beat, pound," Ger. Stampfe "pestle"), from nasalized form of PIE base *stebh- "to support, place firmly on" (cf. Gk. stembein "to trample, misuse;" see staff). The meaning "impress or mark (something) with a die" is first recorded 1560. To stamp out "extinguish (a fire) by stamping on it" is attested from 1851 in the fig. sense. Stamping ground "one's particular territory" (1821) is from the notion of animals. It. stampa "stamp, impression," Sp. estampar "to stamp, print," Fr. estamper "to stamp, impress" are Gmc. loan-words.

stamp  (n.)
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 is from 1862.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: stamp
Function: noun
: an official mark or seal set on something (as a deed) chargeable with a government or state duty or tax or on papers requiring execution under certain conditions to signify that the duty or tax has been paid or the condition fulfilled; especially : REVENUE STAMP
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

stamp

In addition to the idiom beginning with stamp, also see rubber stamp.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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