stamp

STAMP/stæmp/

16 meanings of stamp

1
nouncountable
A small sticky piece of paper you put on a letter to pay for mailing it.
Like a ticket you buy that lets your letter travel through the mail.
I need a stamp before I can mail this card.
She put a stamp on the envelope and dropped it in the mailbox.
2
nouncountable
A tool you press onto paper or other things to leave a mark or design.
Like a cookie cutter, but it presses a design instead of cutting a shape.
She pressed the rubber stamp onto the form.
The teacher used a star stamp to mark good work.
Similardie, seal
3
nouncountable
A mark or print left behind when something is pressed down hard.
Like the footprint a boot leaves in soft mud.
There was a clear red stamp on the back of the document.
The passport showed a stamp from every country she visited.
Similarmark, imprint, impression, seal, print
4
verbintransitive
To bring your foot down hard on the ground, often again and again.
Like a drummer keeping the beat with their feet.
The toddler began to stamp when he didn't get his way.
She stamped angrily up the stairs.
Similarstomp, tramp, tread, trample
5
verbtransitive
To press an official mark or design onto something.
Like a teacher who marks your test with a special seal.
The officer stamped my passport at the border.
They stamp each box before it leaves the factory.
Similarseal, certify, endorse, validate, mark
6
verbtransitive
To make a mark on something by pressing down on it fast and hard.
Like pushing a key hard onto soft clay to leave its shape.
The baker stamped a pattern into the dough.
Machines stamp the date onto every can.
Similarimprint, emboss, impress, print, punch
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7
verbtransitive
To bring your foot down hard onto something to crush or press it.
Like squashing a bug under your shoe.
Firefighters stamp small flames to smother them.
He stamped the spider before it could escape.
Similartread, crush, trample, stomp, flatten
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8
nouncountable
A quick, hard hit of the foot or hoof on the ground.
Like a quick knock, but made with your foot on the floor.
The horse gave a sharp stamp of its hoof.
With one angry stamp, she made her point clear.
Similarstomp, thump
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9
verbfigurativelytransitive
To leave a strong, lasting mark on something, even in someone's mind.
Like a footprint pressed in wet cement that stays forever.
That terrible day stamped itself on her memory forever.
Good teachers stamp their ideas on a whole generation.
Similarimprint, impress, brand, etch, engrave
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10
verbtransitive
To stick a postage stamp onto a letter or package.
Like putting a sticker on a gift before you give it.
She stamped the envelope and mailed it.
Remember to stamp the postcard before sending it.
Similarfrank
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Origin

It comes from Middle English stampen, meaning "to pound or crush," and older Germanic words meaning "to trample or beat." Later, the paper stamps on mail got the name because letters were originally marked by stamping them.