Stamp - Definition

n 1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of
this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: cast,
mold, mould, stamp]
2: a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"
3: a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put
his stamp on the envelope" [syn: stamp, impression]
4: a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to
indicate that that postal fees have been paid [syn:
postage, postage stamp, stamp]
5: something that can be used as an official medium of payment
[syn: tender, legal tender, stamp]
6: a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to
show that a government tax has been paid [syn: revenue
stamp, stamp]
7: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for
pounding or crushing ores [syn: stamp, pestle]
8: a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
9: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a
closing or to authenticate documents [syn: seal, stamp]
v 1: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their
heavy boots" [syn: stomp, stamp, stump]
2: to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man
whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"
3: reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing
stamps him as a Romantic"
4: affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"
5: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was
stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" [syn: pigeonhole,
stereotype, stamp]
6: destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp
fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
7: form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"
8: crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract
the juice"
9: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss,
boss, stamp]