stamp
to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc.
to extinguish, crush, etc., by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the foot (followed by out): to stamp out a fire.
to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually followed by out).
to crush or pound with or as with a pestle.
to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, or ownership: to stamp a document with a seal.
to mark or impress with a design, word, mark, etc.: Age stamped his face with lines.
to impress (a design, word, mark, etc.) on: to stamp one's initials on a document.
to affix a postage stamp to (a letter, envelope, etc.).
to characterize, distinguish, or reveal: His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet.
to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc.
to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps: He stamped out of the room in anger.
a postage stamp.
an act or instance of stamping.
a die or block for impressing or imprinting.
a design or legend made with such a die or block.
an official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge.
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.
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.
an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding.
a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material.
Origin of stamp
1synonym study For stamp
Other words for stamp
Other words from stamp
- stamp·a·ble, adjective
- stampless, adjective
- mis·stamp, verb (used with object)
- non·stamp·a·ble, adjective
- pre·stamp, noun, verb (used with object)
- re·stamp, verb
- su·per·stamp, noun, verb (used with object)
- un·der·stamp, noun
- un·der·stamp, verb (used with object)
- un·stamped, adjective
Words that may be confused with stamp
- stamp , stomp
Words Nearby stamp
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How to use stamp in a sentence
Being a national park is a gold stamp of approval and excellence.
Three years later, according to the school, a package arrived with foreign stamps in the corner.
Jack Steinberger, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 99 | Martin Weil | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostTechCrunch Editor-In-Chief Matthew Panzarino reviewed it in October and gave it his stamp of approval with very little reservation.
Gift Guide: Games on every platform to get you through the long, COVID winter | Devin Coldewey | December 3, 2020 | TechCrunchDaryl Morey has been the president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers for less than three weeks, but he has wasted no time putting his stamp on the team’s roster.
Daryl Morey Needed Three Weeks To Fix One Of The Sixers’ Big Problems | Jared Dubin | November 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAn in-person majority vote is all that’s needed for the committee to give its stamp of approval to Barrett and send her nomination to the full Senate floor.
With no tools to halt Barrett’s confirmation, Democrats fall back on symbolic resistance | Amber Phillips | October 22, 2020 | Washington Post
Forget those silly “games played with the ball”; they are far “too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”
The Federal Duck stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOfficial Donetsk Republic business was log-jammed because the high command had only one stamp for documents and identity papers.
Ad after ad I saw described Hagan as a “rubber stamp,” almost zombie-esque follower of Obama.
In North Carolina, GOP Overreach May Be More Unpopular Than Obama | Dean Obeidallah | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe stamp of authenticity can transform a painting without value to one worth millions.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes? | Tom Sykes | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You must leave this house this moment,” she cried, with a stamp, with gleaming eyes and very pale.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuWhile she flitted into the next room to fetch a stamp, Mrs. Haughstone, her needles arrested in mid-air, looked steadily at Tom.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodIt need not mention the sum to be paid for the land; it can be signed with a lead pencil: a stamp signature will suffice.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesThey are all, however, marked by the stamp of genius, and give but little trouble to a well informed connoisseur.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceOf the 27 members of the stamp Act Congress, few if any were inclined to rash or venturesome measures.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
British Dictionary definitions for stamp
/ (stæmp) /
(when intr , often foll by on) to bring (the foot) down heavily (on the ground, etc)
(intr) to walk with heavy or noisy footsteps
(intr foll by on) to repress, extinguish, or eradicate: he stamped on any criticism
(tr) to impress or mark (a particular device or sign) on (something)
to mark (something) with an official impress, seal, or device: to stamp a passport
(tr) to fix or impress permanently: the date was stamped on her memory
(tr) to affix a postage stamp to
(tr) to distinguish or reveal: that behaviour stamps him as a cheat
to pound or crush (ores, etc)
the act or an instance of stamping
See postage stamp
a mark applied to postage stamps for cancellation purposes
a similar piece of gummed paper used for commercial or trading purposes
a block, die, etc, used for imprinting a design or device
a design, device, or mark that has been stamped
a characteristic feature or trait; hallmark: the story had the stamp of authenticity
a piece of gummed paper or other mark applied to official documents to indicate payment of a fee, validity, ownership, etc
British informal a national insurance contribution, formerly recorded by means of a stamp on an official card
type or class: we want to employ men of his stamp
an instrument or machine for crushing or pounding ores, etc, or the pestle in such a device
Origin of stamp
1- See also stamp out
Derived forms of stamp
- stamper, noun
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Other Idioms and Phrases with stamp
In addition to the idiom beginning with stamp
- stamping ground
- stamp out
also see:
- rubber stamp
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