stamped; stamping; stamps
1
: to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
2
a(1)
: to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot
(2)
: to bring down (the foot) forcibly
b
: to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot
—usually used with out
stamp out cancer
4
: to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die
5
a
: to provide with a distinctive character
stamped with a dreary, institutionalized look—
Bernard Taper
Bernard Taper
b
: characterize
stamped as honest women—W. M. Thackeray
W. M. Thackeray1
: a device or instrument for stamping
2
: the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting
3
a
: a distinctive character, indication, or mark
b
: a lasting imprint
4
: the act of stamping
5
: a stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid
also
: postage stamp
stampless
adjective
Synonyms
Examples of stamp in a Sentence
Verb
He stamped his foot in anger.
He stamped out of the room.
She stamped the bill “paid.”
Noun
There was a stamp on the letter showing the date when it was received.
a stamp left in the mud by some prehistoric beast
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Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Get your bingo card stamped at each location to win prizes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
Russell Contreras, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Roya had hosted a party the night before, which didn’t have a metal detector but did use invisible ink stamps to show who had been admitted.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
That photo is stamped at 12:53 a.m. on March 30, 2024.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Get your bingo card stamped at each location to win prizes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
State of play: Muñoz is one of the latest Latina illustrators to be chosen by the USPS to help design a series of stamps.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Roya had hosted a party the night before, which didn’t have a metal detector but did use invisible ink stamps to show who had been admitted.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Stamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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stamp
1 of 2 verb
ˈstamp 
senses 1b & 2 are also ˈstämp,
or ˈstȯmp
1
a
: to pound or crush with a heavy instrument
b
: to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot
c
: to put an end to or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot
2
: to walk heavily or noisily
3
a
: impress entry 1 sense 1, imprint
stamp the bill "paid"
b
: to attach a stamp to
stamp a letter
4
: to form with a stamp or die
5
: characterize sense 1
stamped as reliable workers
stamper
noun
stamp
2 of 2 noun1
: a device or instrument for stamping
2
: the mark made by stamping
3
: a sign of a special quality
a stamp of genius
4
: the act of stamping
5
a
: a stamped or printed paper attached to something to show that a tax or fee has been paid
b
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