stamp (stæmp
)
Definitions
verb
- intr, often foll by on to bring (the foot) down heavily (on the ground, etc)
- (intr) to walk with heavy or noisy footsteps
- (intr) 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)
noun
- 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
See also
stamp outAlternative Forms
ˈstamper nounWord Origin
Old English stampe ; related to Old High German stampfōn to stamp, Old Norse stappaTranslations
- British English:
stamp
A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you stick on an envelope or parcel, to show that you have paid the cost of posting it....a book of stamps.stæmp NOUN ...a book of stamps.
- Spanish:
sello
nm
- French:
timbre
nm
- German:
Briefmarke
nf
- Chinese: 邮票 n
- Arabic: طابِعٌ بَرِيدِيّ n
- Portuguese: selo nm
- Russian: топанье nnt
- Croatian: marka nf
- Czech: známka nf
- Danish: frimærke nnt
- Dutch: postzegel nm
- Finnish: postimerkki n
- Greek: γραμματόσημο nnt
- Italian: francobollo nm
- Japanese: 切手 n
- Korean: 우표 n
- Norwegian: frimerke nnt
- Polish: znaczek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: selo nm
- European Spanish:
sello
nm
- Swedish: frimärke nnt
- Thai: ดวงตราไปรษณียกร n
- Turkish: pul n
- Vietnamese: tem n
- British English:
stamp
If you stamp a mark or word on an object, you press the mark or word onto the object, using a stamp.He examined her passport and stamped it.stæmp VERB He examined her passport and stamped it.
- Spanish:
franquear
v
- French:
timbrer
vt
- German:
stempeln
v
- Chinese: 加戳 vt
- Arabic: يَدْمِغُ vt
- Portuguese: selar vt
- Russian: штамповать vt
- Croatian: zdrobiti v
- Czech: orazítkovat vt razítkovat
- Danish: stemple v
- Dutch: stempelen vt
- Finnish: tallata v
- Greek: σταμπάρω v
- Italian: affrancare v
- Japanese: 踏みつける v
- Korean: (...을) 짓밟다 vt
- Norwegian: stemple v
- Polish: wstemplować vt wstemplowywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: selar vt
- European Spanish:
franquear
v
- Swedish: stämpla vt
- Thai: กระทืบ เหยียบ vt
- Turkish: ayağını yere vurmak v
- Vietnamese: giậm chân v
Usage examples
He'd need my stamp for comparison - which, of course, he'd be unlikely to get.
, The Dutch Blue Error (1985)The aim is to answer all the questions correctly and collect a stamp at each of the 12 venues mentioned on the question sheet.
Irish Times (2002)The motion is designed to stamp out opposition within his own ranks.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Similarly the gnostic aspect of Persian Islam often bears an Isma'ili stamp.
, The Assassins (1987)