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[ US /ˈstæmp/ ]
[ UK /stˈæmp/ ]
VERB
  1. reveal clearly as having a certain character
    His playing stamps him as a Romantic
  2. to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
    a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
  3. walk heavily
    The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
  4. raise in a relief
    embossed stationery
  5. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
    I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
  6. destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
    stamp out tyranny
    Stamp fascism into submission
  7. crush or grind with a heavy instrument
    stamp fruit extract the juice
  8. form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
    stamp needles
  9. affix a stamp to
    Are the letters properly stamped?
NOUN
  1. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
  2. something that can be used as an official medium of payment
  3. a type or class
    more men of his stamp are needed
  4. a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
  5. a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
    he put his stamp on the envelope
  6. a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
  7. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
  8. a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
  9. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
    pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
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  • 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
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