stamp

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

   The wedding invitations had a decorative stamp on the envelope.

2. 2
   noun

   a type or class

   More of my stamp are needed to get the job done right.

3. 3
   verb

   to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

   My name is permanently stamped on maps of my hometown.

4. 4
   verb

   affix a stamp to

   Are the letters properly stamped?

5. 5
   verb

   crush or grind with a heavy instrument

   stamp fruit extract the juice

6. 6
   verb

   form or cut out with a mold, form, or die

   stamp needles

7. 7
   verb

   reveal clearly as having a certain character

   My playing stamps me as a Romantic.

8. 8
   noun

   An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.

   The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.

Etymology

From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”), Occitan estampar, Polish stąpać (“to step, treat”). See also stomp, step. Marks indicating that postage had been paid were originally made…