Stamp
[stæmp]
Definition
(noun.) a block or die used to imprint a mark or design.
(noun.) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.
(noun.) a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; 'he put his stamp on the envelope'.
(noun.) a type or class; 'more men of his stamp are needed'.
(verb.) destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; 'Stamp fascism into submission'; 'stamp out tyranny'.
(verb.) to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; 'a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps'.
(verb.) affix a stamp to; 'Are the letters properly stamped?'.
(verb.) crush or grind with a heavy instrument; 'stamp fruit extract the juice'.
(verb.) form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; 'stamp needles'.
(verb.) reveal clearly as having a certain character; 'His playing stamps him as a Romantic'.
Edited by Ahmed--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
(v. i.) To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage.
(v. i.) To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.
(v. i.) To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials.
(v. i.) Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart.
(v. i.) To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.
(v. i.) To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document.
(v. i.) To strike; to beat; to crush.
(v. i.) To strike the foot forcibly downward.
(n.) The act of stamping, as with the foot.
(n.) The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die.
(n.) The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression.
(n.) that which is marked; a thing stamped.
(v. t.) A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate.
(v. t.) An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.
(v. t.) Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a receipt stamp, etc.
(v. t.) An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.
(v. t.) A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.
(v. t.) Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp.
(v. t.) A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or bathing.
(v. t.) A half-penny.
(v. t.) Money, esp. paper money.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Beat (with the foot or a pestle).[2]. Impress, imprint, print, mark, brand, put a stamp on.
n. [1]. Mark, impress, print, impression, brand.[2]. Make, cast, mould, form, fashion, cut, character, complexion.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Genus, kind, description, make, mark, impression, imprint, print, brand, cast,mould, character, type
ANT:Heterogeneity, non-description, formlessness
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Definition
v.t. to strike with the sole of the foot by thrusting it down: to impress with some mark or figure: to imprint: to fix deeply: to coin: to form: to pound bray crush bruise.—v.i. to step or plant the foot firmly down.—n. the act of stamping: the mark made by pressing something on a soft body: an instrument for making impressions on other bodies: that which is stamped: an official mark put on things chargeable with duty as proof that the duty is paid: an instrument for cutting materials into a certain shape by a downward pressure: cast form character: distinguishing mark imprint sign evidence: a species of heavy pestle raised by water or steam power for crushing and pulverising ores: (pl.) stamp-duties: (slang) money esp. paper money.—ns. Stamp′-act an act for regulating stamp-duties; Stamp′-collect′or an officer who collects stamp-duties: one who makes a collection of postage or other stamps; Stamp′-dū′ty a tax imposed on the paper on which legal documents are written; Stamp′er; Stamp′ing; Stamp′ing-machine′ a machine used for stamping coins in the stamping of brass-work or in crushing metallic ores; Stamp′- Stamp′ing-mill a crushing-mill for ores; Stamp′-note a certificate from a custom-house officer for goods to be loaded as freight of a ship; Stamp′-off′ice an office where stamp-duties are received and stamps issued.—Stamp out to extinguish extirpate.
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Examples
- Except bills of exchange, and some other mercantile bills, all other deeds, bonds, and contracts, are subject to a stamp duty. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In mining there are stamp mills, ore crushers, separators, concentrators, and amalgamators. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Machines have also been invented which stamp out little nuggets of gum. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- However, in 1657 Christian Huygens applied the pendulu m to weight clocks of the old stamp. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Everything bore the stamp of summer, and none of its beautiful colour had yet faded from the die. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- With a stamp of her foot and a menace. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Other writers, of a different stamp, with great learning and gravity, endeavoured to prove to the English people that slavery was _jure divino_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- They cannot force a man to take stamps who chooses to do without them. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- First he stamps his boots and snow falls from them. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The surface of the handle, as well as the back part of the stamps, having been covered with such a solution and well pressed together, after drying the entire stamp will be ready for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Then he stamps his boots again and advances into the room. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And Miss, do you expect me to find you in stamps too? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Duncan experimented by gluing the rubber portion of a number of hand stamps to a wooden drum. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Come, said I to Smith, hand out your stamps. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He stamped these qualities upon his time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The difference between a phonograph and the human voice is that the phonograph must sing the song which is stamped upon it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She knew them, they were finished, sealed and stamped and finished with, for her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Obligation may be stretched till it is no better than a brand of slavery stamped on us when we were too young to know its meaning. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Now there are days--I suspect the vast majority of them in most of our lives--when we grind out the thing that is stamped upon us. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Then they were stamped to indicate their fineness and guarantee their purity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Although Bleak House was not in Chancery, its master was, and it was stamped with the same seal. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I say, said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, wake up, some of you, and keep me company! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And I was stamping my foot and screaming, when he first took notice of me; was I? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- To punish a scoundrel, burst out the furious Greek, stamping his foot. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He was covered with snow and he stood there holding his carbine and stamping the snow from his feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The bumping against the door, the laughter, the stamping, were all as vigorous as ever, and the pleasure in being outside lessened considerably. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which has got out of gear. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Amid the droning of the wind there had come the stamping of a horse's hoofs, and the long grind of a wheel as it rasped against the curb. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Editor: Moll