stamp

stamp¹ S2 [stæmp] n

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1¦(mail)¦

2¦(printed mark)¦

3 the stamp of something

4¦(payment)¦

5¦(tax)¦

6 of ... stamp

7¦(with foot)¦

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1.) ¦(MAIL)¦ also postage stamp

formal a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it

▪ a 29-cent stamp

▪ Richard collects stamps.

▪ a second-class stamp

↑ink pad, ↑stamp

2.) ¦(PRINTED MARK)¦

a tool for pressing or printing a mark or pattern onto a surface, or the mark made by this tool

▪ a date stamp

▪ a passport stamp

3.) the stamp of sth

if something has the stamp of a particular quality, it clearly has that quality

▪ The speech bore (=had) the stamp of authority.

4.) ¦(PAYMENT)¦

BrE a small piece of paper that is worth a particular amount of money and is bought and collected for something over a period of time

▪ television licence stamps

5.) ¦(TAX)¦

BrE a piece of paper for sticking to some official papers to show that British tax has been paid

6.) of ... stamp

formal someone with a particular kind of character

▪ He's clearly of a very different stamp.

7.) ¦(WITH FOOT)¦

an act of stamping, especially with your foot

▪ an angry stamp

→↑food stamp

stamp ²

stamp² W1S1 v

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1¦(put foot down)¦

2¦(walk noisily)¦

3¦(make a mark)¦

4¦(affect somebody/something)¦

5¦(mail)¦

Phrasal verbs

　stamp somebody as something

　stamp on somebody/something

　stamp something<=>out

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[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English stampian 'to crush']

1.) ¦(PUT FOOT DOWN)¦ [I and T]

to put your foot down onto the ground loudly and with a lot of force

▪ The audience stamped and shouted.

▪ 'I will not!' Bert yelled and stamped his foot (=because he was angry) .

▪ She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (=because she was cold) .

stamp on sb/sth

(=try to hurt or kill someone or something, by putting your foot down onto them)

▪ Marta shrieked and started stamping on the cockroach.

2.) ¦(WALK NOISILY)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to walk somewhere in a noisy way by putting your feet down hard onto the ground because you are angry

= ↑stomp stamp around/out of/off etc

▪ My mother stamped off down the stairs.

3.) ¦(MAKE A MARK)¦ [T]

to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something using a special tool

▪ The woman at the desk stamped my passport.

▪ Among the papers was a brown folder stamped 'SECRET'.

stamp sth on sth

▪ Stamp the date on all the letters.

4.) ¦(AFFECT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)¦ [T]

to have an important or permanent effect on someone or something

▪ The experience remained stamped on her memory for many years.

stamp sb with sth

▪ His army years had stamped him with an air of brisk authority.

5.) ¦(MAIL)¦ [T]

to stick a stamp onto a letter, ↑parcel etc

stamp as [stamp sb as sth] phr v

to show that someone has a particular type of character

▪ It was his manners that stamped him as a real gentleman.

stamp on / [stamp on sb/sth] phr vto use force or your authority to stop someone from doing something, or stop something from happening, especially in an unfair way

▪ Officers were given orders to stamp on any hint of trouble.

stamp out [stamp sth<=>out] phr v

1.) to prevent something bad from continuing

▪ We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.

2.) to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames

3.) to make a shape or object by pressing hard on something using a machine or tool