English Dictionary

1. [n] a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
2. [n] a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
3. [n] machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
4. [n] a token that postal fees have been paid
5. [n] a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope"
6. [n] a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
7. [n] the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
8. [v] destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
9. [v] treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
10. [v] to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps,"
11. [v] affix a stamp to, as of letters
12. [v] raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"
13. [v] crush or grind with a heavy instrument, as of fruit, to extract the juice
14. [v] form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
15. [v] walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow i their heavy boots"
16. [v] reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"