stamped; stamping; stamps
Definition of stamp
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
2a(1) : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot
(2) : to bring down (the foot) forcibly
b : to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot
—usually used with outstamp out cancer
4 : to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die
5a : to provide with a distinctive character
stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look— Bernard Taper
b : characterize stamped as honest women— W. M. Thackeray
stamp
nounDefinition of stamp (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a device or instrument for stamping
2 : the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting
3a : a distinctive character, indication, or mark
b : a lasting imprint
4 : the act of stamping
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The first known use of stamp was in the 13th century
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