stamp

1 a perceptible trace left by pressure a stamp left in the mud by some prehistoric beast Synonyms impress, impression, imprint, printRelated Words dent, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture; mark, sign

2 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind virtually without exception Van Gogh's portraits bear the stamp of genius Synonyms affection, attribute, attribution, character, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, specific, characteristic, touch, traitRelated Words badge, indication, sign; emblem, symbol, token; charm, grace; excellence, merit, virtue; eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk; individuality, singularity, uniqueness

1 to move heavily or clumsily stamping around in oversized boots Synonyms barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, lumber, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudgeRelated Words drag, flop, haul; blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)Near Antonyms drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waftAntonyms breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

2 to tread on heavily so as to crush or injure stamped the grass down in a circle Synonyms champ, trample, stomp, tramp, trompRelated Words override, run down, run over, step (on); mash, pulp, smash, squash, squelch; boot, hoof, kick