stamp

noun

/stæmp/

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on letter/package

(also formal postage stamp)

[countable] a small piece of paper with a design on it that you buy and stick on an envelope or a package before you post it

a 67p stamp
Could I have three first-class stamps, please?
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight.
a stamp album
The Post Office has issued a commemorative stamp to mark the event.

printing tool

[countable] a tool for printing the date or a design or mark onto a surface

a date stamp

printed design/words

[countable] a design or words made by stamping something onto a surface

The passports, with the visa stamps, were waiting at the embassy.
(figurative) The project has the government's stamp of approval.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

official
date
time
…

phrases

stamp of approval

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proof of payment

[countable] a small piece of paper with a design on it, stuck on a document to show that a particular amount of money has been paid

a TV licence stamp

character/quality

[singular] stamp (of something) (formal) the mark or sign of a particular quality or person

All his work bears the stamp of authority.

Extra Examples

President Reagan left an indelible stamp on the nation.
She left her stamp on the school.
His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.
He has a new chance to put his stamp on policy.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

personal
unmistakable
indelible
…

verb + stamp

bear
carry
leave on
…

preposition

stamp of

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[singular] (formal) a kind or class, especially of people

men of a different stamp

of foot

[singular] an act or sound of stamping the foot

The stamp of hoofs alerted Isabel.

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with stomp.

stamp

verb

/stæmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they stamp	/stæmp/ /stæmp/
he / she / it stamps	/stæmps/ /stæmps/
past simple stamped	/stæmpt/ /stæmpt/
past participle stamped	/stæmpt/ /stæmpt/
-ing form stamping	/ˈstæmpɪŋ/ /ˈstæmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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foot

[transitive, intransitive] stamp (something) to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground

I tried stamping my feet to keep warm.
Sam stamped his foot in anger.
He stamped the snow off his boots.
The audience were stamping and cheering.
She stamped her foot impatiently.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

hard
impatiently
about
…

preposition

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walk

[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk with loud heavy steps synonym stomp

She turned and stamped out of the room.
The children came stamping down the stairs.

Extra Examples

We watched our mother stamp away down the drive.
Lizzie turned and stamped noisily out of the room.
He stamped from the room.
He stamped off in disgust.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

hard
impatiently
about
…

preposition

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print design/words

[transitive, often passive] to print letters, words, a design, etc. onto something using a special tool

stamp A (with B) The box was stamped with the maker's name.
Wait here to have your passport stamped.
stamp B on A I'll stamp the company name on your cheque.
The maker's name was stamped in gold on the box.

see also rubber-stamp, stamp something on something

Extra Examples

Approved goods were stamped with a hallmark.
(figurative) This is an album with ‘epic’ stamped all over it.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

indelibly

preposition

with

phrases

stamped all over something

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show feeling/quality

[transitive, usually passive] to make a feeling show clearly on somebody’s face, in their actions, etc.

stamp A with B Their faces were stamped with hostility.
stamp B over, across, etc. A The crime had revenge stamped all over it.
Terror was stamped across her face.

[transitive] stamp somebody as something to show that somebody has a particular quality

Her success has stamped her as one of the country's top riders.

on letter/package

[transitive, usually passive] stamp something to stick a stamp on a letter or package

cut out object

[transitive] stamp something (out) (of/from something) to cut and shape an object from a piece of metal or plastic using a special machine or tool

The hinges are stamped out of sheets of metal.