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 out stamp 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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