Stamp
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verb
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(As a noun)
Stamp ( noun )
- An instrument for stamping, having a flat base and a hinged device that rises and falls to print a design on a surface.
- A small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount due has been paid, the item has been certified, or it is for mailing.
- The impression or mark made by stamping, as a seal or die.
- A characteristic or distinctive impression or quality.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw, or hoof.
Origin:
From middle english stampen, stampe, from old french estamper (“to stamp, press'), from frankish *stapōn (“to stamp, press”), from proto-germanic *stapōną (“to stamp, beat”), from proto-indo-european *(s)teb(h)- (“to hit, strike”).
Examples:
- I need to get a stamp for this envelope.
- Can you put a stamp on the letter?
- The notary put a stamp on the document.
- The coin had the stamp of the emperor on it.
- The horse gave a stamp when it saw the snake.
(As a verb)
Stamp ( verb )
- An instrument for stamping, having a flat base and a hinged device that rises and falls to print a design on a surface.
- A small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount due has been paid, the item has been certified, or it is for mailing.
- The impression or mark made by stamping, as a seal or die.
- A characteristic or distinctive impression or quality.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw, or hoof.
Origin:
From middle english stampen, stampe, from old french estamper (“to stamp, press'), from frankish *stapōn (“to stamp, press”), from proto-germanic *stapōną (“to stamp, beat”), from proto-indo-european *(s)teb(h)- (“to hit, strike”).
Examples:
- I need to get a stamp for this envelope.
- Can you put a stamp on the letter?
- The notary put a stamp on the document.
- The coin had the stamp of the emperor on it.
- The horse gave a stamp when it saw the snake.