stamp

²stamp

noun

Definition of STAMP

1

: a device or instrument for stamping

2

: the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting

3

a : a distinctive character, indication, or mark b : a lasting imprint

4

: the act of stamping

5

: a stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid; also : postage stamp

— stamp·less adjective

Examples of STAMP

1. There was a stamp on the letter showing the date when it was received.
2. <a stamp left in the mud by some prehistoric beast>

First Known Use of STAMP

15th century

Related to STAMP

Synonyms: impress, impression, imprint, print

Related Words: dent, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture; mark, sign

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Rhymes with STAMP

champ, chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, tramp, tromp, whomp