stamp

Meaning

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

seal

paw the ground

trudge along

overbear

stamping machine

tread down

tread on

drag oneself along

make an impression

put one’s foot down

seal up

take a step

walk slowly

official seal

apply a seal

merchandise certificate

monogram signature

affix a seal

postal stamp

tread heavily

crush with the foot

put one’s foot on

bearing an official stamp

act of stamping

pounding machine

handstamp

tramp down

die plate

under my hand and seal

counter mark

gravity stamp mill

demolition tool

gravity mill

stamp milling

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stæmp/

From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”). Cognate with Dutch stampen (“to stamp, pitch”), German stampfen (“to stamp”), Danish stampe (“to stamp”), Swedish stampa (“to stomp”), Occitan estampar, Polish stąpać (“to step, treat”). See also stomp, step. Marks indicating that postage had been paid were originally made by stamping the item to be mailed; when affixed pieces of paper were introduced for this purpose, the term “stamp” was transferred to cover this new form.