"stamps" in the noun sense
1. cast, mold, mould, stamp
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
"pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"
2. stamp
a type or class
"more men of his stamp are needed"
3. stamp, impression
a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
"he put his stamp on the envelope"
4. postage, postage stamp, stamp
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
5. tender, legal tender, stamp
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
6. revenue stamp, stamp
a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
7. stamp, pestle
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
8. stamp
a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
9. seal, stamp
a device incised to make an impression used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
"stamps" in the verb sense
1. stomp, stamp, stump
walk heavily
"The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"
2. stamp
to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
"a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
3. stamp
reveal clearly as having a certain character
"His playing stamps him as a Romantic"
4. stamp
affix a stamp to
"Are the letters properly stamped?"
5. pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
"I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
6. stamp
destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
"Stamp fascism into submission"
"stamp out tyranny"
7. stamp
form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
"stamp needles"
8. stamp
crush or grind with a heavy instrument
"stamp fruit extract the juice"
9. emboss, boss, stamp
raise in a relief
"embossed stationery"
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