stamp
verb
; senses vt 2a & vi 2 are also ˈstämp or ˈstȯmp\
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stamp
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Synonyms & Antonyms for stamp
Synonyms: Verb
barge, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
Synonyms: Noun
impress, impression, imprint, print
Antonyms: Verb
breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk
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Examples of stamp in a Sentence
Verb
He stamped his foot in anger. He stamped out of the room. She stamped the bill “paid.”Noun
There was a stamp on the letter showing the date when it was received. a stamp left in the mud by some prehistoric beast
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A few minutes earlier, as he was pulled to his feet by Layun, Neymar reached his foot behind him and tried to stamp on the Mexican. — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, "For all his talent, Neymar is an embarrassment to soccer," 2 July 2018 Also keep an eye out for the date of manufacture stamped on the device. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Why You Need to Check Your Smoke Detectors During Daylight Saving," 2 Nov. 2018 Just notice when stamping a messy sensation out feels stifling and practicing letting just a little bit more of it live. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes September 10-16," 10 Sep. 2016 Thanks to advancements in staining and stamping, your concrete doesn't even have to look like concrete—it can even be stained brown and stamped to look like wood. — Maggie Burch, House Beautiful, "This Is How Much An Average Concrete Project Will Cost You," 25 Jan. 2019 Heuser’s image featured prominently on Sayoc’s van; the rest of it was covered in slogans attesting to Trump’s greatness, as well as images of Democratic figures with cross-hairs stamped over their faces. — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "That Trump tank meme on Cesar Sayoc’s van was made as a joke, creator says," 26 Oct. 2018 An Australian visa is usually processed electronically and not stamped in one’s passport, but confirmed by a document that the visitor can print out. — Trevor Marshallsea, The Seattle Times, "Thai, Saudi officials meet over case of young Saudi woman," 8 Jan. 2019 Much of that went toward new tooling for stamping out body parts, but relatively little went toward adding automation, Mr. Hinrichs said. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "Humans Are Winning the Battle With Robots," 1 Nov. 2018 The fragile papers, filled in with sharp signatures and characters stamped out on manual typewriters, are part of what officials believe is the largest surviving trove of legal records from the boycott. — New York Times, "Found: Rosa Parks’s Arrest Warrant, and More Traces of Civil Rights History," 26 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
An Amal-Meghan stamp of approval certainly does give a trip to the vintage store extra appeal, though. — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, "Amal Clooney and Meghan Markle Go to the Same Vintage Dealer," 13 Mar. 2019 Some solutions have already been launched, like camera apps that stamp pictures with geocodes to verify when and where they were taken, for example. — James Vincent, The Verge, "These faces show how far AI image generation has advanced in just four years," 17 Dec. 2018 And that means everything from tuna to stamps to cigarettes has its own unique value in a trade and barter market. — Alexandra Cardinale, Vox, "Why ramen is so valuable in prison," 14 Nov. 2018 Guards would have powers to check ID papers and stamp travel documents, detain people crossing borders without authorization and help deport those refused entry. — Fox News, "EU leaders to tackle Brexit, migration failures at summit," 18 Sep. 2018 My signature design stamp is a room or hallway done in horizontal stripes. — Heidi Mitchell, House Beautiful, "This Lake Michigan House Was Built With Summertime In Mind," 16 Aug. 2018 Pavon is thought to be one of many transfer targets for the Gunners, as new boss Unai Emery plans to make his stamp on the squad with a summer overhaul, after taking over Arsene Wenger's 22 year legacy with the north London side. — SI.com, "Arsenal Meet With Representatives of Argentina Forward Ahead of Potential Summer Transfer," 8 June 2018 Back to the present, Delevingne has also given the song her stamp of approval. — Erika Harwood, Vanities, "Is Cara Delevingne the Key to Understanding Rita Ora’s “Girls”?," 23 May 2018 Nancy Lieberman has already left her stamp on the game of basketball. — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, "As Becky Hammon interviews, Nancy Lieberman suggests a version of the Rooney Rule for the NBA," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stamp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Is it 'stamp' or 'stomp'?
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The first known use of stamp was in the 13th century
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