I. ˈstamp; vt2a & vi2 are also ˈstämp or ˈstȯmp verb
Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
2.
a.
(1) : to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot
(2) : to bring down (the foot) forcibly
b. : to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the foot — usually used with out
stamp out cancer
3.
a. : impress , imprint
stamp “paid” on the bill
b. : to attach a stamp to
4. : to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die
5.
a. : to provide with a distinctive character
stamp ed with a dreary, institutionalized look — Bernard Taper
b. : characterize
stamp ed as honest women — W. M. Thackeray
intransitive verb
1. : pound 1
2. : to strike or thrust the foot forcibly or noisily downward
II. noun
Date: 15th century
1. : a device or instrument for stamping
2. : the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting
3.
a. : a distinctive character, indication, or mark
b. : a lasting imprint
4. : the act of stamping
5. : a stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid ; also : postage stamp
• stamp·less adjective