English dictionary
stamp
nounPronunciation
stæmp
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
noun
- a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
noun
- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
noun
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid
noun
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
noun
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
noun
- a type or class
noun
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
noun
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
verb
- destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
verb
- treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
verb
- to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
verb
- affix a stamp to
verb
- raise in a relief
verb
- crush or grind with a heavy instrument
verb
- form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
verb
- walk heavily
verb
- reveal clearly as having a certain character
Example sentences
he put his stamp on the envelope
more men of his stamp are needed
pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
Stamp fascism into submission
stamp out tyranny
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
Are the letters properly stamped?
embossed stationery
stamp fruit to extract the juice
stamp needles
The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
His playing stamps him as a Romantic