Noun
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a device incised to make an impression
used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
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a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
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machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
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a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
- revenue stamp -
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- legal tender -
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
- postage stamp -
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
"he put his stamp on the envelope"
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a type or class
"more men of his stamp are needed"
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the distinctive form in which a thing is made
"pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
Verb
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raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
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crush or grind with a heavy instrument
"stamp fruit extract the juice"
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form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
"stamp needles"
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destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
"Stamp fascism into submission"
"stamp out tyranny"
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treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
"I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
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affix a stamp to
"Are the letters properly stamped?"
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reveal clearly as having a certain character
"His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
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to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
"a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
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walk heavily
"The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"