First Known Use: 13th century
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1stamp
verb \ˈstamp; vt2a & vi2 are also ˈstämp or ˈstȯmp\
: to bring (your foot) down heavily and noisily
: to walk heavily and noisily
: to use a special device (called a stamp) to put a design, word, etc., on something : to create a mark by pressing a special tool against a surface
Full Definition of STAMP
transitive verb
1
: to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
2
a (1) : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot (2) : to bring down (the foot) forcibly b : to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot —usually used with out <stamp out cancer>
4
: to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die
5
a : to provide with a distinctive character <stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look — Bernard Taper> b : characterize <stamped as honest women — W. M. Thackeray>
intransitive verb
1
: pound 1
2
: to strike the foot forcibly or noisily downward
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Origin of STAMP
Middle English; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up
Related to STAMP
2stamp
noun
: a small piece of paper that you buy and then stick to an envelope or package to pay the cost of mailing it
: a small piece of paper that is attached to something and that shows that a tax or fee has been paid
: a device or tool that is used to mark something (such as a piece of paper) with a design, pattern, word, etc., by being pushed against a surface : a device or tool used for stamping something
Full Definition of STAMP
1
: a device or instrument for stamping
2
: the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting
3
a : a distinctive character, indication, or mark b : a lasting imprint
4
: the act of stamping
5
: a stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid; also : postage stamp
— stamp·less adjective
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First Known Use of STAMP
15th century
Related to STAMP
- Synonyms
- impress, impression, imprint, print
STAMPING Defined for Kids
1stamp
verb \ˈstamp\
stampedstamp·ing
Definition of STAMP for Kids
1
: to bring the foot down hard and with noise <They all laughed and stamped and clapped their hands … — J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit>
2
: to put an end to by or as if by hitting with the bottom of the foot <We stamped out the fire.> <The mayor promised to stamp out crime.>
3
: to mark or cut out with a tool or device having a design <The bill was stamped paid.> <The mint stamps coins.>
4
: to attach a postage stamp to
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: characterize 1 <Their acts stamped them as cowards.>
2stamp
noun
Definition of STAMP for Kids
1
: a small piece of paper or a mark attached to something to show that a tax or fee has been paid <a postage stamp>
2
: a device or instrument for marking with a design
3
: the mark made by stamping
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: a sign of a special quality <the stamp of genius> <She gave the idea her stamp of approval.>
5
: the act of bringing the foot down hard
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