Stamp

to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.

to bring (the foot) down forcibly or smartly on the ground, floor, etc.

to extinguish, crush, etc., by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the foot (fol. by out )

to stamp out a fire.

to suppress or quell (a rebellion, uprising, etc.) quickly through the use of overwhelming force (usually fol. by out ).

to crush or pound with or as with a pestle.

to impress with a particular mark or device, as to indicate genuineness, approval, or ownership

to stamp a document with a seal.

to mark or impress with a design, word, mark, etc.

Age stamped his face with lines.

to impress (a design, word, mark, etc.) on

to stamp one's initials on a document.

to affix a postage stamp to (a letter, envelope, etc.).

to characterize, distinguish, or reveal

His ingenuity with words stamped him as a potential poet.

to bring the foot down forcibly or smartly, as in crushing something, expressing rage, etc.

to walk with forcible or heavy, resounding steps

He stamped out of the room in anger.

postage stamp.

an act or instance of stamping.

a die or block for impressing or imprinting.

a design or legend made with such a die or block.

an official mark indicating genuineness, validity, etc., or payment of a duty or charge.

a peculiar or distinctive impression or mark

a great man who left his stamp on legal procedure.

character, kind, or type

a woman of serious stamp.

an official seal or device appearing on a business or legal document to show that a tax has been paid.

Also called local , local stamp. such a device, often similar to a postage stamp, issued by a private organization to show that the charges for mail carrying have been paid.

trading stamp.

food stamp.

an instrument for stamping, crushing, or pounding.

a heavy piece of iron or the like, as in a stamp mill, for crushing ore or other material.

noun

brand , cast , earmark , emblem , hallmark , impress , imprint , indentation , mark , mold , print , signature , sticker , breed , cut , description , fashion , form , ilk , kind , lot , sort , stripe , type , indent , badge , evidence , index , indication , indicator , manifestation , note , signification , symptom , token , witness , feather , manner , nature , order , species , variety , cachet , commemorative , die , impression , pane , pestle , vignette

verb

beat , clomp , clump , crush , stomp , stump , tramp , trample , tromp , brand , cast , drive , engrave , etch , fix , grave , hammer , impress , infix , inscribe , letter , mark , mold , offset , pound , print , tread , imprint , die , stomp (colloq.) , strike

phrasal verb

abolish , blot out , clear , eradicate , erase , exterminate , extinguish , extirpate , kill , liquidate , obliterate , remove , root , rub out , snuff out , uproot , wipe out