Definition of: stamp

(stamp) v.t.
1. To strike heavily with the sole of the foot.
2. To bring down (the foot) heavily and noisily.
3. To affect in a specified manner by or as by stamping with the foot: to stamp a fire out; to stamp out opposition.
4. To make marks or figures upon by means of a die, stamp, etc.
5. To imprint or impress with a die, stamp, etc.
6. To fix or imprint permanently: The deed was stamped on his memory.
7. To assign a specified quality to; characterize; brand: to stamp a story false.
8. To affix an official seal, stamp, etc., to.
9. To crush, break, or pulverize, as ore.
—v.i.
10. To strike the foot heavily on the ground.
11. To walk with heavy, resounding steps. See synonyms under IMPRESS¹, INSCRIBE.
—noun
1. A characteristic mark made by stamping; a device or design impressed upon any object, as by a die.
2. An implement or machine for stamping; specifically, a die having a pattern as for coinworking; any instrument for impressing a mark, design, or copy upon any object or surface: a hand stamp.
3. The weight or block as in an ore mill, which by its impact crushes the ore; by extension, the stamping mill itself.
4. A cutting tool for making articles of outline corresponding to the cutting edges: operated by pressure or by blows.
5. Any characteristic mark, as a label or imprint; a brand.
6. Hence, figuratively, characteristic quality or form; kind; sort: I dislike men of his stamp.
7. The act of stamping.
8. A printed device prepared and sold by a government, for attachment, as to a letter (postage stamp), commodity (revenue stamp), etc., as proof that the tax or fee has been paid; also, a trading stamp. See synonyms under MARK¹.
—trading stamp A stamp of fixed value given by a tradesman to a purchaser and exchangeable, in quantities, for goods selected from a premium list. [ME stampen. Akin to OE stempan pound.]