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stamp
noun(stamp)something that can be used as an official medium of payment
Synonyms: legal tender, tender,
stamp
noun(stamp)machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Synonyms: pestle,
stamp
noun(stamp)a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
Synonyms: postage, postage stamp,
stamp
noun(stamp)a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
Synonyms: impression,
Examples:
He put his stamp on the envelope.
stamp
noun(stamp)a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
Synonyms: revenue stamp,
stamp
noun(stamp)a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Synonyms: seal,
stamp
noun(stamp)a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
stamp
verb(stamp)affix a stamp to
Examples:
Are the letters properly stamped?.
stamp
noun(stamp)a type or class
Examples:
More men of his stamp are needed.
stamp
verb(stamp)crush or grind with a heavy instrument
Examples:
Stamp fruit extract the juice.
stamp
verb(stamp)destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
Examples:
Stamp out tyranny.
stamp
verb(stamp)form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
Examples:
Stamp needles.
stamp
verb(stamp)reveal clearly as having a certain character
Examples:
His playing stamps him as a Romantic.
stamp
verb(stamp)to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
Examples:
A man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps.