Word Frequency
stamp (stæmp
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Definitions
verb
- 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)
noun
- the act or an instance of stamping
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- 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 outDerived Forms
ˈstamper nounWord Origin
Old English stampe; related to Old High German stampfōn to stamp, Old Norse stappaTranslations for 'stamp'
- 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
- Arabic: طابِعٌ بَرِيدِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: selo
- Chinese: 邮票
- Croatian: marka
- Czech: známkadopisní
- Danish: frimærke
- Dutch: postzegel
- European Spanish: sellocorreos
- Finnish: postimerkki
- French: timbre
- German: Briefmarke
- Greek: γραμματόσημο
- Italian: francobollo
- Japanese: 切手
- Korean: 우표
- Norwegian: frimerke
- Polish: znaczek
- Portuguese: selo
- Romanian: timbru timbre
- Russian: топанье
- Spanish: selloestampilla
- Swedish: frimärke
- Thai: ดวงตราไปรษณียากร
- Turkish: pul
- Ukrainian: марка
- Vietnamese: tem
- 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
- Arabic: يَدْمِغُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: selar
- Chinese: 加戳
- Croatian: pečatirati
- Czech: razítkovat orazítkovat
- Danish: stemple
- Dutch: stempelen
- European Spanish: franquear
- Finnish: tallata
- French: timbrer
- German: stempeln
- Greek: σταμπάρω
- Italian: affrancare
- Japanese: 踏みつける
- Korean: 찍다
- Norwegian: stemple
- Polish: ostemplować stemplować
- Portuguese: selar
- Romanian: a ștampila
- Russian: штамповать
- Spanish: franquear
- Swedish: stämpla
- Thai: ประทับตรา
- Turkish: mühürlemek
- Ukrainian: наклеювати марку приклеїти
- Vietnamese: đóng dấu
Example Sentences Including 'stamp'
A few years ago the Royal Mail issued a £10 stamp , ostensibly to cope with the increasing demand for heavier, more expensive parcels.Glasgow Herald (2001)
A second international conference convened by the quartet would put its stamp on the final process.Globe and Mail (2003)
According to the Stanley Gibbons catalogue, the stamp collector's bible, it produces more than that every three years.Glasgow Herald (2001)
But everyone knows the next prime minister will put his own stamp on foreign policy.Globe and Mail (2003)
He'd need my stamp for comparison - which, of course, he'd be unlikely to get.The Dutch Blue Error
My name is Coyne, I'm an attorney, and I need some information about a rare stamp.The Dutch Blue Error
No careless bureaucratic hands had put their ugly stamp on it.The Sound of Murder
Similarly the gnostic aspect of Persian Islam often bears an Isma'ili stamp.The Assassins
`The only cost would be putting the sperm in an envelope with a stamp on it," says Lovell-Badge.New Scientist (1998)
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