stamp

English

/stæmp/

noun
Definitions
  • An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
  • An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
  • A device for stamping designs.
  • A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
  • A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees.
  • (slang) A tattoo.
  • (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
  • A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
  • Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stampen (pound, crush) inherited from Old English *stampian inherited from Proto-Germanic *stampōną (squeeze, compress, stamp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (trample down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stemb-

Gloss

trample down

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