to strike with a forceful, strong, downward movement or push of the foot: [~ + object]She stamped my foot.[no object]She stamped down hard on my foot.
to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, floor, etc.:[~ + object]stamping their feet to keep warm in the icy winter night.
to walk quickly with heavy, forceful steps:[no object]stamping around the apartment above us.
stamp out, to crush or extinguish by, or as if by, a stamp: [~ + out + object]He raced into the room and quickly stamped out the small fire that had started.[~ + object + out]to stamp it out before it spreads.
to put a mark, symbol, the date, etc., on (something) to indicate that it is genuine, that it has approval or permission, or the like:[~ + object]The immigration officials stamped my passport.
to put (a mark, symbol, etc.) on something, so as to indicate genuineness, permission, etc.:[~ + object]The immigration officials stamped the date on my passport.
Stamps to attach or stick a postage stamp to (a letter, etc.):[~ + object]Stamp the letter before you put it in the mailbox.
StampsAlso, ˈpost•age ˌstamp. a small gummed rectangular label for sticking on a piece of mail, such as an envelope, as evidence that postage has been paid.
a small block of wood or metal with a design on it that can be pressed onto paper or the like.
a mark or seal printed by such a block:His passport had entrance and exit stamps from many countries.
something that shows a strong influence or impression:The president had left his stamp on the country.
an act or instance of stamping:He gave an impatient stamp of his foot.
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.
v.i.
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.
n.
See 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.
See trading stamp.
See 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.
Old French estampe, derivative of estamper
Gmc; (noun, nominal) late Middle English: instrument for stamping an impression; partly derivative of the verb, verbal, partly
1150–1200; (verb, verbal) early Middle English stampen to pound, crush, probably continuing Old English *stampian (cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German stampen, Old High German stampfōn, Old Norse stappa); sense development apparently influenced by Old French estamper to stamp
stamp′a•ble, adj. stamp′less, adj.
4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eliminate, quash. See abolish.