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Stamp

//stæmp// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.

    "The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs."

  2. 2
    a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents wordnet
  3. 3
    An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.

    "My passport has quite a collection of stamps."

  4. 4
    a block or die used to imprint a mark or design wordnet
  5. 5
    A device for imprinting designs.

    "She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps."

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  1. 6
    machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores wordnet
  2. 7
    A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.

    "I need one first-class stamp to send this letter."

  3. 8
    a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid wordnet
  4. 9
    A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.

    "These stamps have a Christmas theme."

  5. 10
    a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving wordnet
  6. 11
    A tattoo. figuratively, slang
  7. 12
    a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid wordnet
  8. 13
    A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide. slang
  9. 14
    a type or class wordnet
  10. 15
    A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
  11. 16
    something that can be used as an official medium of payment wordnet
  12. 17
    Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.

    "the stamp of criminality"

  13. 18
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. intransitive

    "The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy."

  2. 2
    destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot wordnet
  3. 3
    To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. transitive

    "The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation."

  4. 4
    treat or classify according to a mental stereotype wordnet
  5. 5
    To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. transitive

    "Vnder my feet I stampe thy Cardinalls Hat:"

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  1. 6
    to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something wordnet
  2. 7
    To mark by pressing quickly and heavily. transitive

    "This machine stamps the metal cover with a design."

  3. 8
    affix a stamp to wordnet
  4. 9
    To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol. transitive

    "The immigration officer stamped my passport."

  5. 10
    raise in a relief wordnet
  6. 11
    To apply postage stamps to. transitive

    "I forgot to stamp this letter."

  7. 12
    crush or grind with a heavy instrument wordnet
  8. 13
    To mark; to impress. figuratively, transitive

    ", Book IV, Chapter X God […] has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being."

  9. 14
    form or cut out with a mold, form, or die wordnet
  10. 15
    walk heavily wordnet
  11. 16
    reveal clearly as having a certain character wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”), Occitan estampar, Polish stąpać (“to step, treat”). See also stomp, step. Marks indicating that postage had been paid were originally made by stamping the item to be mailed; when affixed pieces of paper were introduced for this purpose, the term “stamp” was transferred to cover this new form.

Etymology 2

From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”), Occitan estampar, Polish stąpać (“to step, treat”). See also stomp, step. Marks indicating that postage had been paid were originally made by stamping the item to be mailed; when affixed pieces of paper were introduced for this purpose, the term “stamp” was transferred to cover this new form.

Etymology 3

* As an English surname, variant of Stamps, habitational surname of Norman origin from Estampes, earlier name of Étampes. * As a German surname, from Middle Low German stampen (“to crush, pestle”), from Old Saxon *stampōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną.

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