[
US
/ˈstæmp/
]
[ UK /stˈæmp/ ]
[ UK /stˈæmp/ ]
VERB
-
reveal clearly as having a certain character
His playing stamps him as a Romantic -
to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps -
walk heavily
The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots -
raise in a relief
embossed stationery -
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European -
destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
stamp out tyranny
Stamp fascism into submission -
crush or grind with a heavy instrument
stamp fruit extract the juice -
form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
stamp needles -
affix a stamp to
Are the letters properly stamped?
NOUN
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
-
a type or class
more men of his stamp are needed - a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
-
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
he put his stamp on the envelope - a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
-
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
How To Use stamp In A Sentence
- If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating. A Far From Model Marriage
- A couple have told how they are lucky to be alive after a horse pulling their carriage ran amok and started a stampede during a holiday pleasure trip.
- The League Against Cruel Sports issued a statement Wednesday calling on Ottawa to "take steps to end the immense cruelty to animals in events such as calf-roping, which is practised at rodeos including the Calgary Stampede. CTV BritishColumbiaHome
- The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
- It contained two spoons and a fork, silver with her family crest stamped on the handles. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
- Lia was looking around her shoulder, as if she was expecting a stampede of wild animals to come charging down the corner.
- Lots of keyword-related tools, including a keyword stamper and keyword browser UFies.org: Software Archives
- He dipped his big toe in indelible ink to stamp the ballot paper.
- By the close their ranks have doubled into a colourful army stamping out percussive rhythms in wooden sandals. Times, Sunday Times
- No part of the lunar globe became visible in relief against circumfluous solar radiance on any of the plates exposed at Grenada; and what vestiges of "structure" there were, came out almost better _upon_ the moon than _beside_ her, thus stamping themselves at once as of atmospheric origin. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition