Meaning & Definition of Stamp in English

1. The distinctive form in which a thing is made

• "Pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

2. A type or class

• "More men of his stamp are needed"

3. A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

• "He put his stamp on the envelope"

4. A small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

5. Something that can be used as an official medium of payment

6. A small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid

7. Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

8. A block or die used to imprint a mark or design

9. A device incised to make an impression

• Used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

1. Walk heavily

• "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

2. To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

• "A man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"

3. Reveal clearly as having a certain character

• "His playing stamps him as a romantic"

4. Affix a stamp to

• "Are the letters properly stamped?"

5. Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

• "I was stereotyped as a lazy southern european"

6. Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot

• "Stamp fascism into submission"

• "Stamp out tyranny"

7. Form or cut out with a mold, form, or die

• "Stamp needles"

8. Crush or grind with a heavy instrument

• "Stamp fruit extract the juice"

9. Raise in a relief

• "Embossed stationery"