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stamp verb (stamped, stamping) 1 tr & intr to bring (the foot) down with force • stamped her feet in rage. 2 intrans to walk with a heavy tread. 3 a to imprint or impress (a mark or design); b to imprint or impress something with a mark or design, especially to show it has official approval or that the appropriate duty, fee, etc has been paid. 4 to fix or mark deeply • The full horror of the event was stamped on his memory. 5 to prove to be; to characterize • His lies stamp him as untrustworthy. 6 to fix a postage or other stamp on something. 7 to crush, grind or pound (ore, etc). noun 1 a a small piece of gummed paper bearing an official mark and indicating that a tax or fee has been paid, especially a postage stamp; b a similar piece of gummed paper that is given away free, eg by petrol stations, and which can be collected until the requisite number of them is held, when they can be exchanged for a gift; c colloq a similar piece of gummed paper formerly stuck onto a card to record someone's National Insurance contributions. 2 a a device for stamping a mark or design; b the mark or design that is stamped on something. 3 a characteristic mark or sign • The crime bears the stamp of a professional. 4 an act or the process of stamping with the foot. stamper noun. stamping adj, noun. stamp of approval an endorsement, either in physical or figurative terms • Our proposal got management's stamp of approval • The kite mark is a safety stamp of approval.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon stampian.