Overview of noun stamp

The noun stamp has 9 senses

• cast, mold, mould, stamp -- (the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region")


• stamp -- (a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed")


• stamp, impression -- (a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope")


• postage, postage stamp, stamp -- (a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid)


• tender, legal tender, stamp -- (something that can be used as an official medium of payment)


• revenue stamp, stamp -- (a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid)


• stamp, pestle -- (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)


• stamp -- (a block or die used to imprint a mark or design)


• seal, stamp -- (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)

Overview of verb stamp

The verb stamp has 9 senses

• stomp, stamp, stump -- (walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots")


• stamp -- (to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps")


• stamp -- (reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic")


• stamp -- (affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?")


• pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp -- (treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European")


• stamp -- (destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny")


• stamp -- (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles")


• stamp -- (crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice")


• emboss, boss, stamp -- (raise in a relief; "embossed stationery")