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stamp
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- pronunciation:
- staemp
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
stamps, stamping, stamped |
definition 1: |
to move with force and speed downward upon something.
She stamped her foot on the floor.- synonyms:
- stomp
- similar words:
- pound, strike, thump
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definition 2: |
to put out, crush, or stop by or as if by moving the foot in such a manner (usually followed by "out").
She stamped out the fire.He wants to stamp out crime.- synonyms:
- stomp, trample
- similar words:
- crush, extinguish, grind, kill, put down, smash, tread on
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definition 3: |
to mark with a carved and inked rubber or wooden block that makes a design, letters, or numbers.
My teacher stamped my paper with a star.- synonyms:
- imprint
- similar words:
- label, mark, seal, sign
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definition 4: |
to place a postage stamp upon.
I stamped my letter before I put it in the mailbox. |
definition 5: |
to make a stamping motion with the foot.
The child stamped and cried when his mother tried to send him to bed.- synonyms:
- stomp
- similar words:
- step, thump, tramp
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definition 6: |
to walk in an angry way by stamping the feet.
He stamped out and slammed the door.- synonyms:
- stomp
- similar words:
- clump, stalk, tramp, trample, trudge
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related words: |
storm |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a small piece of paper printed with a design and attached to mail to show that the fee for mailing has been paid; postage stamp.
- synonyms:
- postage stamp
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definition 2: |
any similar piece of paper used for decoration or to show that a fee has been paid.
Pam put stamps and stickers on her notebook. |
definition 3: |
a tool used for stamping or for cutting out uniform shapes.
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definition 4: |
the action or an instance of stamping.
It takes only one stamp of his foot for me to know that my child is angry.- synonyms:
- trample
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related words: |
cast, trample |
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