stamp out

verb

stamped out; stamping out; stamps out

1

: to stop or destroy (something bad)

stamp out smallpox/corruption

2

: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet

stamp out a fire

stamp a cigarette out

Examples of stamp out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It is tasked both with combating enemies abroad and stamping out protests at home. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Authorities in Bangladesh have been fighting for years to stamp out trade in the stimulant. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, this doesn’t mean that EVgo will stamp out someone else’s designs from here on out. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

The hush over the Atlantic is due to a worldwide weather phenomenon known as El Niño, which is linked with more storm shear over the Atlantic that stamps out hurricane formation. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stamp out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout