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stamp
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stamp  (stmp)
v. stamped, stamp·ing, stamps
v.tr.
1. To bring down (the foot) forcibly.
2. To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly.
3. To extinguish or destroy by or as if by trampling underfoot: stamped the rebellion; stamp out a fire.
4. To crush or grind with a heavy instrument: stamp ore.
5. To form or cut out by application of a mold, form, or die.
6. To imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal.
7. To impress forcibly or permanently.
8. To affix an adhesive stamp to.
9. To identify, characterize, or reveal: stamped her a traitor to the cause.
v.intr.
1. To thrust the foot forcibly downward.
2. To walk with forcible, heavy steps. See Usage Note at stomp.
n.
1. The act of stamping.
2.
a. An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied.
b. An impression or shape formed by such an implement or device. See Synonyms at impression.
3. An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax.
4.
a. A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.
b. A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose: trading stamps.
5. An identifying or characterizing mark or impression: His work bears the stamp of genius.
6. Characteristic nature or quality: a person of her stamp.

[Middle English stampen, possibly alteration of Old English stempan, to pound in a mortar.]

stamp
Noun
1. a printed paper label attached to a piece of mail to show that the required postage has been paid
2. a token issued by a shop or business after a purchase that can be saved and exchanged for other goods sold by that shop or business
3. the action or an act of stamping
4. an instrument for stamping a design or words
5. a design, device, or mark that has been stamped
6. a characteristic feature: the stamp of inevitability
7. Brit informal a national insurance contribution, formerly recorded by a stamp on an official card
8. type or class: men of his stamp
Verb
1. (often foll. by on)to bring (one's foot) down heavily
2. to walk with heavy or noisy footsteps
3. to characterize: a performance that stamped him as a star
4. stamp on to subdue or restrain: all of which have stamped on dissent
5. to impress or mark (a pattern or sign) on
6. to mark (something) with an official seal or device
7. to have a strong effect on: a picture vividly stamped on memory
8. to stick a stamp on (an envelope or parcel) [probably from Old English stampian]

Stamp printing type or founts of type, collectively; a complete set of things.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stampstamp - the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
solid - a three-dimensional shape
2.stamp - a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
category, class, family - a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
3.stamp - a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
embossment, imprint - an impression produced by pressure or printing
seal - a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal"
4.stampstamp - a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
token, item - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
5.stampstamp - something that can be used as an official medium of payment
medium of exchange, monetary system - anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
food stamp - a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food
6.stamp - a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
piece of paper, sheet of paper, sheet - paper used for writing or printing
7.stamp - machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
stamp battery, battery - a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
machine - any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
8.stamp - a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
die - a device used for shaping metal
9.stamp - a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
bulla - the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
cachet - a seal on a letter
device - any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
great seal - the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty
handstamp, rubber stamp - a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand
signet - a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
Verb1.stamp - walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
2.stamp - to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
date stamp, date - stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
handstamp, rubberstamp - stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
frank, postmark - stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
imprint, impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
3.stamp - reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
characterize, characterise, qualify - describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
4.stamp - affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"
meter - stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
affix, stick on - attach to; "affix the seal here"
5.stamp - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
6.stamp - destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
extinguish, snuff out - put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
7.stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
8.stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"
mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
9.stamp - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"
block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"
imprint, impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

stamp
noun 2. stomp, stump, clump, tramp, clomp
verb 5. stomp, stump, clump, tramp, clomp
verb 6. trample, step, tread, crush
Translations
stamp [stæmp] nsello, estampilla (LAM) (= mark), (also fig) → marca, huella;
(on document) → timbre m
vi (also: stamp one's foot) → patear
vtpatear, golpear con el pie [+ letter]; poner sellos en;
(with rubber stamp) → marcar con sello;
stamped addressed envelope (sae) → sobre m sellado con las señas propias
stamp out vt [+ fire] → apagar con el pie [+ crime, opposition]; acabar con

stamp [stæmp] ntimbre m;
(also: rubber stamp) → tampon m (= mark), (also fig) → empreinte f;
(on document) → cachet m
vi (also: stamp one's foot) → taper du pied
vt [+ letter] → timbrer;
(with rubber stamp) → tamponner
stamp out vt (fire) → piétiner [+ crime]; éradiquer [+ opposition]; éliminer

stamp [stæmp] n (lit, fig) → Stempel m;
(also: postage stamp) → Briefmarke f
vistampfen;
(also: stamp one's foot) → (mit dem Fuß) aufstampfen
vtstempeln;
(with postage stamp) → frankieren;
stamped addressed envelope → frankierter Rückumschlag
stamp out stamp vt (fire) → austreten (fig) (crime) → ausrotten: (opposition) → unterdrücken

stamp [stæmp] n (= postage stamp) → francobollo;
(implement) → timbro;
(mark), (also fig) → marchio, impronta ;
(on document) → bollo; timbro
vi (also: stamp one's foot) → battere il piede
vtbattere [+ letter]; affrancare (= mark with a stamp); timbrare;
stamped addressed envelope (sae) → busta affrancata per la risposta
stamp out vt [+ fire] → estinguere [+ crime]; eliminare [+ opposition]; soffocare

stamp
v stamp [stӕmp]
1 to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground) He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect. trap يَدوس، يَسْحَق тропам dupnout stampe; trampe stampfen χτυπώ (τα πόδια μου) κάτω, ποδοπατώ trampima پا به زمين كوبيدن polkea taper du pied sur לִרקוֹעַ पटकना gaziti, tapkati dobbant menghentakkan kaki stappa imprimere; battere; calpestare 踏みつける (...을) 짓밟다 treptelėti, trypti dauzīt; mīdīt menghentak kaki stampen stampe, trampe i gulvet (av sinne) tupać, deptać bater a bate din picior; a strivi cu piciorul топать; топтать dupnúť teptati tresnuti stampa กระทืบ; เหยียบ ayağını yere vurmak 跺,踩 тупати ногою پاؤں سے کچل دینا giậm chân ,踩
2 to print or mark on to He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name. merk, stempel يَخْتِم щампосвам orazítkovat, označit stemple stempeln σφραγίζω, σταμπάρω tembeldama نقش انداحتن leimata tamponner לְהַחתִים मोहर लगाना, मुद्राकिंत करना utisnuti (znak), žigosati lepecsétel mengecap stimpla marcare, timbrare 印を押す (도장 등을) 찍다 uždėti antspaudą, pažy- mėti apzīmogot; marķēt ditandakan stempelen stemple stemplować carimbar a ştam­pila штемпелевать opečiatkovať, označiť žigosati udariti pečat stämpla พิมพ์ damgalamak 列印於...上 штампувати; штемпелювати نقش اتارنا đóng dấu lên ...上
3 to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc) I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it. frankeer يُلْصِقُ طابعا облепям с марки oznámkovat sætte frimærke på frankieren βάζω γραμματόσημο margistama مهر زدن liimata postimerkki timbrer לְהַדבִּיק בּוּל टिकट लगाना frankirati bélyeget ragaszt vmire memberi prangko frímerkja affrancare 切手をはる (편지 등에) 우표[]를 붙이다 užklijuoti pašto ženklą ant uzlīmēt pastmarku menampalkan setem een postzegel plakken op frankere, ha frimerke nakleić znaczek pocztowy na, ofrankować selar a timbra наклеивать марку oznámkovať frankirati staviti poštansku marku frankera ติดแสตมป์ pul yapıştırmak 貼郵票 наклеювати марку ٹکٹ لگانا dán tem vào
n
1 an act of stamping the foot Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot. stamp ضَرْبَة بالقَدَم тропане с крак dupnutí tramp das Stampfen χτύπημα του ποδιού, ποδοπάτημα trampimine پايكوبي polkeminen trépignement רִקיעָה पटक gaženje, toptanje toporzékolás hentakan kaki stapp pestata じだんだ 발을 구름, 밟기 treptelėjimas piesitiens; dauzīšana; mīdīšana hentakan kaki stamp stamping, tramping tupnięcie batida tro­păit, dat din picioare топанье dupnutie copot lupanje nogom stampning, stampande การเหยียบ ayağını yere vurma 跺腳 тупання زمین پر پاؤں کی ضرب sự, tiếng giậm chân
2 the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp. stempel خَتْم клеймо razítko stempel; -stempel der Stempel σφραγίδα tempel نقش leimasin tampon חוֹתֶמֶת मोहर, मुद्रा, ठप्पा sprava za žigosanje, preša bélyegző stempel stimpill timbro スタンプ 도장, 스탬프, 소인 antspaudas zīmogs cop stempel stempel pieczątka carimbo ştampilă штамп; штемпель; печать pečiatka štampiljka štambilj stämpel ตราประทับ kaşe, ıstampa 列印機 штамп, печатка مہر dấu, con dấu
3 a postage stamp He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps. seël طابَع بَريدي марка poštovní známka frimærke die Briefmarke γραμματόσημο postmark تمبر postimerkki timbre(-poste) בּוּל डाक टिकट poštanska marka bélyeg prangko frímerki francobollo 切手 우표, 인지 pašto ženklas pastmarka setem pos postzegel frimerke znaczek selo timbru марка poštová známka znamka poštanska markica frimärke ดวงตราไปรษณียากร posta pulu 郵票 поштова марка ڈاک ٹکٹ dấu bảo đảm
4 a design etc made by stamping All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp. seël خَتْم печат nálepka stempel der Stempel στάμπα tempel مهر leima estampille חוֹתֶמֶת अंकन, मुद्राकंन žig, utisak védjegy cap stimpill, merki marca, marchio 印章 검인, 증인(證印) antspaudas, žymė zīmogs; marķējums cap merk stempelmerke znak, stempel marca ştampilă клеймо; маркировка nálepka žig štambilj stämpel, märke ลักษณะเฉพาะ damga, mühür 印記 клеймо, тавро مہر کے ذریعے بنایا گیا نشان nhãn hiệu
stamp out
1 to put out or extinguish (a fire) by stamping on it She stamped out the remains of the fire. doodtrap يُخْمِد النّار угасявам udupat slukke austreten σβήνω φωτιά πατώντας την materdama فرو نشاندن polkea sammuksiin éteindre en piétinant לְכַבּוֹת मिटा देना, समाप्त कर देना gaženjem ugasiti, satrti széttapos memadamkan api slökkva, drepa í spegnere 踏み消す (불을) 밟아서 끄다 užgesinti sutrypiant nodzēst (liesmu) dauzot vai mīdot memijak uittrappen slokke ved å trampe zadeptywać pisar a stinge затаптывать огонь udupať pogasiti s teptanjem ugasiti nogom trampa ut เหยียบให้ (ไฟดับ) söndürmek 撲滅 погасити پاؤں سے روند کر بجھانا dập tắt
2 to crush (a rebellion etc). onderdruk يَسْحَق، يُخْمِد потушавам potlačit knuse niederschlagen συνθλίβω, καταπνίγω maha suruma خاموش كردن tukahduttaa écraser לְחַסֵל कुचल देना ugasiti, iskorijeniti elfojt menindas bæla niður soffocare 鎮圧する (반란 등을) 진압하다 nuslopinti apslāpēt (sacelšanos) menghapuskan onderdrukken knuse, slå ned dławić, tłumić esmagar a zdrobi подавлять potlačiť zatreti ugušti krossa, slå ner กำจัด bastırmak 粉碎 придушити کچل ڈالنا dẹp, nghiền nát


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