Definition of stamp
- stamp out cancer
- stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look
- —Bernard Taper
- stamped as honest women
- —W. M. Thackeray
He stamped his foot in anger.
He stamped out of the room.
She stamped the bill “paid.”
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearThere 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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15th century
attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, touch, trait;
: to bring (your foot) down heavily and noisily
: to walk heavily and noisily
: to use a special device (called a stamp) to put a design, word, etc., on something : to create a mark by pressing a special tool against a surface
: a small piece of paper that you buy and then stick to an envelope or package to pay the cost of mailing it
: a small piece of paper that is attached to something and that shows that a tax or fee has been paid
: a device or tool that is used to mark something (such as a piece of paper) with a design, pattern, word, etc., by being pushed against a surface : a device or tool used for stamping something
See words that rhyme with stamp Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for stamp Spanish Central: Translation of stamp Nglish: Translation of stamp for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of stamp for Arabic speakers
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