stamp meaning and definition

STAMP noun

Definition of stamp (noun)

1. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
   • "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
   • synonyms: cast, mold, mould
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"
   • synonyms: impression
4. a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
   • synonyms: postage, postage stamp
5. something that can be used as an official medium of payment
   • synonyms: legal tender, tender
6. a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
   • synonyms: revenue stamp
7. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
   • synonyms: pestle
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
   • synonyms: seal

STAMP verb

Definition of stamp (verb)

1. walk heavily
   • "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
   • synonyms: stomp, stump
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"
   • synonyms: pigeonhole, stereotype
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"
   • synonyms: boss, emboss