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Definition of stamp verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stamp

verb
 
/stæmp/
 
/stæmp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stamp
 
/stæmp/
 
/stæmp/
he / she / it stamps
 
/stæmps/
 
/stæmps/
past simple stamped
 
/stæmpt/
 
/stæmpt/
past participle stamped
 
/stæmpt/
 
/stæmpt/
-ing form stamping
 
/ˈstæmpɪŋ/
 
/ˈstæmpɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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    foot

  1. [transitive, intransitive] stamp (something) to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground
    • I tried stamping my feet to keep warm.
    • Sam stamped his foot in anger.
    • He stamped the snow off his boots.
    • The audience were stamping and cheering.
    • She stamped her foot impatiently.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • hard
    • impatiently
    • about
    preposition
    • on
    See full entry
  2. walk

  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk with loud heavy steps synonym stomp
    • She turned and stamped out of the room.
    • The children came stamping down the stairs.
    Extra Examples
    • We watched our mother stamp away down the drive.
    • Lizzie turned and stamped noisily out of the room.
    • He stamped from the room.
    • He stamped off in disgust.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • hard
    • impatiently
    • about
    preposition
    • on
    See full entry
  4. print design/words

  5. [transitive, often passive] to print letters, words, a design, etc. onto something using a special tool
    • stamp A (with B) The box was stamped with the maker's name.
    • Wait here to have your passport stamped.
    • stamp B on A I'll stamp the company name on your cheque.
    • The maker's name was stamped in gold on the box.
    see also rubber-stamp, stamp something on something
    Extra Examples
    • Approved goods were stamped with a hallmark.
    • (figurative) This is an album with ‘epic’ stamped all over it.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • indelibly
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • stamped all over something
    See full entry
  6. show feeling/quality

  7. [transitive, usually passive] to make a feeling show clearly on somebody’s face, in their actions, etc.
    • stamp A with B Their faces were stamped with hostility.
    • stamp B over, across, etc. A The crime had revenge stamped all over it.
    • Terror was stamped across her face.
  8. [transitive] stamp somebody as something to show that somebody has a particular quality
    • Her success has stamped her as one of the country's top riders.
  9. on letter/package

  10. [transitive, usually passive] stamp something to stick a stamp on a letter or package
  11. cut out object

  12. [transitive] stamp something (out) (of/from something) to cut and shape an object from a piece of metal or plastic using a special machine or tool
    • The hinges are stamped out of sheets of metal.
  13. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with stomp.
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