Definition of 'stamp'
Word forms: stamps, stamping, stamped
1. countable noun
A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you lick and stick on an envelope or package before you mail it to pay for the cost of the
postage.
...a book of stamps.
As of February 3rd, the price of a first class stamp will go up to 29 cents.
2. countable noun
A stamp is a small block of wood or metal which has a pattern or a group of letters on one
side. You press it onto an pad of ink and then onto a piece of paper in order to produce
a mark on the paper. The mark that you produce is also called a stamp.
...a date stamp and an ink pad.
3. transitive verb
If you stamp a mark or word on an object, you press the mark or word onto the object using a stamp
or other device.
Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new
cars to help track down stolen vehicles.
4. transitive verb/intransitive verb
If you stamp or stamp your foot, you lift your foot and put it down very hard on the ground, for example because
you are angry or because your feet are cold.
Often he teased me till my temper went and I stamped and screamed, feeling furiously
helpless.
His foot stamped down on the accelerator.
5. intransitive verb
If you stamp somewhere, you walk there putting your feet down very hard on the ground because
you are angry.
"I'm going before things get any worse!" he shouted as he stamped out of the bedroom.
6. intransitive verb
If you stamp on something, you put your foot down on it very hard.
He received the original ban last week after stamping on the referee's foot during
the final.
7. singular noun
If something bears the stamp of a particular quality or person, it clearly has that quality or was done by that person.
Most of us want to make our home a familiar place and put the stamp of our personality
on its walls.
8. See also rubber stamp
Phrasal verbs:
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verb transitive
1.
to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, a floor, etc.
2.
b.
to stamp the grass down to the earth
c.
to remove by stamping the foot or feet
to stamp the snow from one's boots
3.
a.
to imprint or cut out (a mark, design, lettering, etc.) by bringing a form forcibly against a material
to stamp initials in leather
b.
to cut out, form, or make as by applying a die to metal
often with out to stamp auto bodies
4.
to impress, mark, or imprint with some design, characters, etc., as to decorate or to show authenticity, ownership, sanction, or the like
5.
to impress or mark distinctly or indelibly
the incident was stamped in her memory
6.
to put an official seal or a stamp on (a document, letter, etc.)
7.
to characterize or reveal distinctly, as if by imprinting
the courage that stamped him as a hero
verb intransitive
8.
to bring the foot down forcibly on the ground, a floor, etc.
noun
10.
the act of stamping
11.
a machine, tool, etc. used for stamping or crushing ore, etc.
12.
a.
any tool or implement, as a die, used by being forcibly brought against something to mark or shape it
b.
a mark or form made by such a tool or implement
13.
a mark, seal, impression, etc. used to show officially that a tax has been paid, authority given, etc.
14.
a.
b.
any piece of paper similar to a stamp, issued by an organization, business firm, etc.
trading stamps
16.
character; kind; class; type
Idioms:
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
verb
noun
10.
the act or an instance of stamping
12.
13.
14.
a design, device, or mark that has been stamped
16.
17. British informal
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Derived forms
noun
Word origin of 'stamp'
Example sentences containing 'stamp'
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You simply cannot treat old people like postage stamps. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It is a stamp of official approval. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Your accent did not stamp your class. Times, Sunday Times (2013)We should stamp hard on any attempt to change that. The Sun (2008)The bands were stamped with ink to keep count of services rendered. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Does he want to stamp out elitism or promote excellence? Times, Sunday Times (2009)There are few stamps of authenticity more profound than the voice of the subject. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Has put his stamp on the squad. The Sun (2012)Yet all of them bear the unique stamp of his personality. The Times Literary Supplement (2011)The quality of the stamps is also a matter of dispute. Times, Sunday Times (2006)You have to queue for hours to obtain official stamps before booking into a hotel. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Use it at certain local shops and they will stamp a card you are given. The Sun (2010)Caught up in stamp scandal and grounded. The Sun (2012)Everyone knows that postage stamp issues are sensitive. Times, Sunday Times (2010)He wanted to put his stamp on things straight away. The Sun (2016)He has class stamped all over him. The Sun (2011)To serve anybody who is clearly drunk is an offence and should be stamped on hard. The Sun (2009)It was a relief and rather an anticlimax when the yawning official stamped my passport without a single glance at my stuff. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003) Place the cut-out stamps on the hair and spray them individually in contrasting colours. The Sun (2014)The hall erupts with thunderous clapping, cheering and foot stamping. Times, Sunday Times (2006)National identities are examined in this display of banknotes, stamps and medals produced for the continent over the century. Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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Translations for 'stamp'
British English: stamp
/stæmp/ NOUN
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.
- American English: stamp
- Arabic: طابِعٌ بَرِيدِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: selo
- Chinese: 邮票
- Croatian: marka
- Czech: známka dopisní
- Danish: frimærke
- Dutch: postzegel
- European Spanish: sello correos
- Finnish: postimerkki
- French: timbre
- German: Briefmarke
- Greek: γραμματόσημο
- Italian: francobollo
- Japanese: 切手
- Korean: 우표
- Norwegian: frimerke
- Polish: znaczek
- European Portuguese: selo
- Romanian: timbru
- Russian: топанье
- Spanish: sello estampilla
- Swedish: frimärke
- Thai: ดวงตราไปรษณียากร
- Turkish: pul
- Ukrainian: марка
- Vietnamese: tem
British English: stamp
/stæmp/ VERB
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.
- American English: stamp
- Arabic: يَدْمِغُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: selar
- Chinese: 加戳
- Croatian: pečatirati
- Czech: razítkovat
- 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
- European Portuguese: selar
- Romanian: a ștampila
- Russian: штамповать
- Spanish: franquear
- Swedish: stämpla
- Thai: ประทับตรา
- Turkish: mühürlemek
- Ukrainian: наклеювати марку
- Vietnamese: đóng dấu
Nearby words of 'stamp'
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