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   Stamp

   /stamp/

   

   verb

   • 1. bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground: "he stamped his foot in frustration"
   • ▪ crush, flatten, or remove with a heavy blow from one's feet: "she stamped the snow from her boots" Similar tramplesteptreadtrampcrushsquashflatten
   • ▪ walk with heavy, forceful steps: "John stamped off, muttering" Similar stompstumpclompclumptrampthunderlumbertrudgesprauchle
   • 2. impress a pattern or mark, especially an official one, on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die or other instrument: "the woman stamped my passport" Similar imprintprintimpresspunchinscribeengravechaseetchcarveembossdebossbrandfrankmarklabel
   • ▪ impress (a pattern or mark) on something by engraving or inking: "a key with a number stamped on the shaft" Similar fixinscribeetchcarveimprintimpressregister
   • ▪ make (something) by cutting it out with a die or mold: "traditionally, medals are stamped with dies or cast from a mold"
   • ▪ cause (a particular quality or characteristic) to have a strong or permanent effect on something: "he must be able to stamp his authority on the team"
   • ▪ reveal or mark out (someone) as having a particular quality or ability: "his style stamps him as a player to watch" Similar identifycharacterizebranddistinguishmark outset apartsingle outdesignatecategorizeclassify
   • 3. affix a postage stamp or stamps onto (a letter or package): "Annie stamped the envelope for her"
   • 4. crush or pulverize (ore).

   noun

   • 1. an instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.
   • ▪ a mark or pattern made by a stamping instrument, especially one indicating official validation or certification: "passports with visa stamps"
   • ▪ a characteristic or distinctive impression or quality: "the whole project has the stamp of authority" Similar markhallmarkindicationlabelbrandtagbadgecharacteristicspeculiarityattributesignsealsure signtelltale signqualitysmacksmellsavorair
   • ▪ a particular class or type of person or thing: "empiricism of this stamp has been especially influential in British philosophy" Similar typekindsortvarietyclasscategoryclassificationstyledescriptionconditioncaliberstatusqualitynaturemannerdesignshapeformpatterngroupsetbracketgenrespeciesrankgenusfamilyorderbreedracestraingenerationvintagemakemodelbrandilkkidneycastgrainmoldstripe
   • 2. a small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp: "a first-class stamp"
   • 3. an act or sound of stamping with the foot: "the stamp of boots on the bare floor"
   • 4. a block for crushing ore in a stamp mill.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with stomp.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stamper noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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