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 *stampōną, *stampijaną (“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”), Occitan estampar. See also stomp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stamp (plural stamps)
- 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.
- An indentation or imprint made by stamping.
- My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
- A device for stamping designs.
- She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- These stamps have a Christmas theme.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.
- I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
- Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here.
- (slang, figuratively) A tattoo
- (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide
Synonyms[edit]
- (paper used to indicate payment has been paid): postage stamp, revenue stamp, tax stamp
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
act of stamping
indentation or imprint made by stamping
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device for stamping designs
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any small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other — See also translations at : postage stamp
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postage stamp — see postage stamp
Verb[edit]
stamp (third-person singular simple present stamps, present participle stamping, simple past and past participle stamped)
- (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.
- (transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
- (transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- Dryden
- He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- Dryden
- (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.
- (transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
- The immigration officer stamped my passport.
- (transitive) To apply postage stamps to.
- I forgot to stamp this letter.
- (transitive, figuratively) To mark; to impress.
- John Locke
- God […] has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being.
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2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
- John Locke
Synonyms[edit]
- (mark by pressing quickly and heavily): emboss, dent
- (give an official marking to): impress, imprint
Translations[edit]
to step quickly and heavily
to move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily
to strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot
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to mark by pressing quickly and heavily
to give an official marking to
to apply postage stamps to
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
stamp
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Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
stamp
- indefinite accusative singular of stampur
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