Pronunciation

/stæmp/

Definition

• An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
• An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
• A device for stamping designs.
• A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
• 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.
• A tattoo.
• A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
• A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
• Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
• To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
• To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
• To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
• To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
• To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
• To apply postage stamps to.
• To mark; to impress.

Usage Examples

• The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
• My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
• She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
• These stamps have a Christmas theme.
• I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
• the stamp of criminality
• The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.
• The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.
• This machine stamps the design into the metal cover.
• The immigration officer stamped my passport.
• I forgot to stamp this letter.

Similar Words

Related words: postage stamp, revenue stamp, tax stamp, impress, imprint, dent, emboss

Word Frequency

This word appears with 621.29% frequency in common usage