stamp

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-Germanic *stampijanan (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”). See also stomp.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

stamp (plural stamps)

The first U.S. stamp
  1. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
    The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
    • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
      Just then there was a sound of footsteps, and the Boy ran past near them, and with a stamp of feet and a flash of white tails the two strange rabbits disappeared.
  2. An indentation or imprint made by stamping.
    My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
  3. A device for stamping designs.
    She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
  4. A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other.
    These stamps are purely decorative.
  5. A postage stamp.
    I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
  6. (slang, figuratively) A tattoo
  7. (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide

Synonyms [edit]

  • (act of stamping):
  • (indentation or imprint made by stamping):
  • (device for stamping designs):
  • (paper used to indicate postage has been paid): postage stamp

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

act of stamping
indentation or imprint made by stamping
device for stamping designs
any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other
postage stamp — see postage stamp

Verb [edit]

stamp (third-person singular simple present stamps, present participle stamping, simple past and past participle stamped)

  1. (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
    The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.
  2. (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
    The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
  3. (transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
    This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.
    This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
  4. (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
    The immigration officer stamped my passport.
  5. (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
    I forgot to stamp this letter.
  6. (transitive) This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, BBC Sport:
      England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.

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Translations [edit]

step quickly and heavily
move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily
mark by pressing quickly and heavily
give an official marking to
apply postage stamps to
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Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

stamp

  1. first-person singular present indicative of stampen
  2. imperative of stampen

Anagrams [edit]

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