noun
plural stamps
[count] a small piece of paper that you buy and then stick to an envelope or package to pay the cost of mailing it
a small piece of paper that is attached to something and that shows that a tax or fee has been paid - see also food stamp
[count] a device or tool that is used to mark something (such as a piece of paper) with a design, pattern, word, etc., by being pushed against a surface :a device or tool used for stamping something - see also rubber stamp
the mark made by a stamp
[singular] :a sign of a special or specific quality - usually + of
[count] :an indication of something - usually singular
[singular] :an important or lasting effect
[singular] literary :a particular kind or type
[count] :the act of bringing your foot down heavily and noisily
verb
stamps; stamped; stamping
[+ obj] :to bring (your foot) down heavily and noisily
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to walk heavily and noisily
[+ obj] to use a special device (called a stamp) to put a design, word, etc., on something :to create a mark by pressing a special tool against a surface
[+ obj] :to form (something) with a device that presses down on a material and cuts out shapes
[+ obj] :to cause (something) to stay in your mind or memory
[+ obj] :to attach a postage stamp to (something)
stamp as
[phrasal verb]
stamp (someone) as (something) :to show that (someone) is (a particular type of person)
stamp on
[phrasal verb]
stamp on (something)
to step heavily on (something) with your foot
to end (something) in a forceful way
stamp out
[phrasal verb]
stamp (something) out or stamp out (something)
to stop or destroy (something bad)
to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with your feet