I.
noun
1 on a letter/package
ADJECTIVE
▪ postage ( formal )
▪ first-class , second-class ( both in the UK )
▪ 47p , 83-cent , etc.
▪ Christmas , commemorative , special
▪ food ( AmE )
▪
These families receive food ~s to purchase food.
▪
food ~ benefits for legal immigrants
… OF STAMPS
▪ book , set , sheet
▪
a book of ten ~s
VERB + STAMP
▪ put , put on , stick , stick on
▪
Don't forget to put a ~ on.
▪
She stuck a ~ on the letter.
▪ lick
▪ issue
▪
The ~s were issued in 1863.
▪
The Post Office has issued some new Christmas ~s.
▪ collect
▪
Do you collect ~s?
STAMP + NOUN
▪ album , collecting , collection , collector
2 instrument for stamping a design, etc. on a surface
ADJECTIVE
▪ official
▪ date , time
▪
The software uses digital time ~s.
▪ rubber
PHRASES
▪ ~ of approval ( figurative )
▪
Congress has given its ~ of approval to the budget.
3 character/quality
ADJECTIVE
▪ personal , unmistakable
▪ indelible ( esp. AmE )
▪
President Reagan left an indelible ~ on the nation.
VERB + STAMP
▪ bear , carry
▪
His work bears the unmistakable ~ of genius.
▪ leave on , put on
▪
She left her ~ on the school.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of authority
II.
verb
1 put your foot down
ADVERB
▪ hard
▪ impatiently
▪
She ~ed her foot impatiently.
▪ about , around , down , off
▪
He ~ed off in disgust.
PREPOSITION
▪ on
▪
She ~ed on my toe!
2 print letters, etc. on sth
ADVERB
▪ indelibly ( usually figurative )
▪
His personality was indelibly ~ed on the final product.
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
Approved goods were ~ed with a hallmark.
PHRASES
▪ ~ed all over sth ( figurative )
▪
This is an album with ‘epic’ ~ed all over it.
Stamp is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ foot , ↑ passport , ↑ visa