Stamp ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Stamp ( noun )

  1. An instrument for stamping, having a flat base and a hinged device that rises and falls to print a design on a surface.
  2. 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.
  3. The impression or mark made by stamping, as a seal or die.
  4. A characteristic or distinctive impression or quality.
  5. 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:

  1. I need to get a stamp for this envelope.
  2. Can you put a stamp on the letter?
  3. The notary put a stamp on the document.
  4. The coin had the stamp of the emperor on it.
  5. The horse gave a stamp when it saw the snake.

(As a verb)

Stamp ( verb )

  1. An instrument for stamping, having a flat base and a hinged device that rises and falls to print a design on a surface.
  2. 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.
  3. The impression or mark made by stamping, as a seal or die.
  4. A characteristic or distinctive impression or quality.
  5. 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:

  1. I need to get a stamp for this envelope.
  2. Can you put a stamp on the letter?
  3. The notary put a stamp on the document.
  4. The coin had the stamp of the emperor on it.
  5. The horse gave a stamp when it saw the snake.
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