v., stamped, stamp·ing, stamps.

v.tr.

1. To bring down (the foot) forcibly.
2. To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly.
3. To extinguish or destroy by or as if by trampling underfoot: stamped the rebellion; stamp out a fire.
4. To crush or grind with a heavy instrument: stamp ore.
5. To form or cut out by application of a mold, form, or die.
6. To imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal.
7. To impress forcibly or permanently.
8. To affix an adhesive stamp to.
9. To identify, characterize, or reveal: stamped her a traitor to the cause.

v.intr.

1. To thrust the foot forcibly downward.
2. To walk with forcible, heavy steps. See Usage Note at stomp.

n.

1. The act of stamping.
2. 1. An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied.
   2. An impression or shape formed by such an implement or device. See synonyms at impression.
3. An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax.
4. 1. A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.
   2. A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose: trading stamps.
5. An identifying or characterizing mark or impression: His work bears the stamp of genius.
6. Characteristic nature or quality: a person of her stamp.

[Middle English stampen, possibly alteration of Old English stempan, to pound in a mortar.]

also stamp out

verb

1. To step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy: stomp, tramp, trample, tread, tromp. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To walk with loud, heavy steps: stomp, tramp, trample. Informal tromp. See move/halt, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To produce a deep impression of: engrave, etch, fix, grave³, impress, imprint, inscribe. See marks.

phrasal verb - stamp out

To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill¹, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root¹ (out or up), rub out, snuff out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to,, help/harm/harmless, make/unmake.

noun

1. The visible effect made on a surface by pressure: impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, mark, print. See marks.
2. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else: badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, symptom, token, witness. See show/hide.
3. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members: breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind², lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stripe, type, variety. Informal persuasion. See group.

Idioms beginning with stamp:
stamping ground
stamp out

In addition to the idiom beginning with stamp, also see rubber stamp.

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IN BRIEF: A piece of paper that shows a tax or fee has been paid.

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. — Josh Billings (1856-1950)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mærke, frankere, stemple, præge, stampe, trampe, knuse, udstanse, kendetegne
v. intr. - trampe
n. - frimærke, aftryk, præg, stempel, karakter, stampen, trampen

idioms:

• leave its stamp    efterlade sit stempel
• stamp as    stemple som
• stamp duty    stempelafgift
• stamp of approval    godkendelses-stempel
• stamp on    trampe på
• stamp out    slå noget ned, stoppe noget
• stamped addressed envelope    selvadresseret kuvert med frimærke på
• stamping ground    hjemmebane, kendt sted

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)stempelen, frankeren, stampen, (post)zegel, stempel, afstempeling

Français (French)
v. tr. - apposer (qch) au tampon, tamponner, marquer, viser (un passeport), frapper ou taper du pied, affranchir (une enveloppe)
v. intr. - taper du pied, piaffer (un cheval), marcher en tapant des pieds, (lit) piétiner, (fig) écarter (une idée)
n. - timbre, vignette, bon, tampon, cachet, étampe, poinçon, trempe, piétinement, (GB) cotisation à la sécurité sociale (arch)

idioms:

• leave its stamp    laisser son empreinte
• stamp as    cacheter à titre de
• stamp duty    (Jur) droit de timbre
• stamp of approval    (fig) donner son accord à qch
• stamp on    écraser (du pied), écraser (des freins)
• stamp out    éradiquer, réprimer, éteindre (qch) en piétinant, réprimer, écraser, supprimer (la criminalité), découper (qch) à la presse
• stamped addressed envelope    enveloppe timbrée à votre/son etc adresse
• stamping ground    (GB, lit, fig) domaine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stempel, Marke, Briefmarke, Menschenschlag
v. - stempeln, kennzeichnen, frankieren, aufstampfen

idioms:

• leave its stamp    seinen Stempel aufdrücken
• stamp as    (sich) als etwas beweisen
• stamp duty    Stempelsteuer
• stamp of approval    offizielle Zustimmung od. Genehmigung
• stamp on    treten auf, aufstempeln
• stamp out    ausstanzen, ersticken
• stamped addressed envelope    frankierter Rückumschlag
• stamping ground    Revier, Gegend, in der man sich normalerweise aufhält

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γραμματόσημο, χαρτόσημο, σφραγίδα, στάμπα, καλούπι, ποδοκρότημα, ποδοβρόντημα, (μτφ.) (χαρακτηριστικό) γνώρισμα, (ιδιαίτερο) χαρακτηριστικό
v. - σφραγίζω, (επι)κολλώ γραμματόσημα, ποδοκροτώ, σταμπάρω, σημαδεύω, (μτφ.) χαρακτηρίζω

idioms:

• leave its stamp    αφήνει τη σφραγίδα του
• stamp as    χαρακτηρίζω ως
• stamp duty    (οικον.) τέλος χαρτοσήμου
• stamp of approval    (επίσημη) έγκριση
• stamp on    ποδοπατώ
• stamp out    εκριζώνω, καταπνίγω, καταστέλλω
• stamped addressed envelope    γραμματοσημασμένος φάκελος με διεύθυνση
• stamping ground    (καθομ.) στέκι

Italiano (Italian)
timbrare, autenticare, affrancare, battere i piedi, marchio, buono, sigillo, timbro, francobollo, marca, spremitoio

idioms:

• leave its stamp    lasciare la propria impronta
• stamp as    contrassegnare come
• stamp duty    carta bollata
• stamp of approval    conferma
• stamp on    pestare
• stamp out    reprimere
• stamped addressed envelope    busta preindirizzata ed affrancata
• stamped and self-addressed envelope    busta affrancata al mittente
• stamping ground    area di ritrovo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - selo postal (m), carimbo (m), pegada (f), estampilha (f)
v. - estampar, carimbar, selar

idioms:

• leave its stamp    deixar sua marca em
• stamp as    mostrar
• stamp duty    selo por verba
• stamp of approval    carimbo de aprovação
• stamp on    reprimir, pisar com força
• stamp out    livrar-se, acabar com
• stamped addressed envelope    envelope de resposta com selo pago
• stamping ground    lugar predileto

Русский (Russian)
штамп, печать, печатка, клеймо, пломба (на товаре), почтовая марка, гербовая марка, сорт, ставить штамп, ставить клеймо, приклеивать марки, отпечатывать, запечатлевать (в памяти), характеризовать

idioms:

• leave its stamp    наложить отпечаток (на что-л.)
• stamp as    характеризовать в качестве (кого-л.)
• stamp duty    гербовый сбор
• stamp of approval    одобрение
• stamp on    врезаться в память
• stamp out    затаптывать (огонь), искоренять, подавлять, истреблять, штамповать
• stamped addressed envelope    вложенный в письмо конверт с обратным адресом отправителя
• stamping ground    место кормления/водопоя диких животных, излюбленное место

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sellar, estampillar, autenticar, certificar, legalizar, franquear, patear, estampar, imprimir, marcar, señalar, distinguir, caracterizar, timbrar, apisonar, sofocar, borrar, extirpar
v. intr. - patalear, patear, piafar
n. - marca, sello, precinto, timbre, estampilla, troquel, prensa de estampar, sello distintivo, triturador, machacadora

idioms:

• leave its stamp    dejar la huella, hacer impresión
• stamp as    catalogar como
• stamp duty    impuesto del timbre, derecho de timbre
• stamp of approval    sello de aprobación
• stamp on    pisar
• stamp out    apagar con los pies (fuego), estampar, acabar con, sofocar, extirpar
• stamped addressed envelope    sobre franqueado
• stamping ground    lugar preferido, territorio, guarida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frimärke, stampning, stämpel, stamp, kännemärke
v. - stampa, trampa, stämpla, frankera, frimärka, stansa ut, prägla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
贴邮票于, 盖章于, 贴印花于, 压印于, 跺脚, 拒绝, 毁掉, 扑灭, 踩, 捣碎, 邮票, 验讫的标签, 印花, 图章, 戳子, 印

idioms:

• leave its stamp    留下记号
• stamp as    表示..., 标出...
• stamp duty    印花税
• stamp of approval    表示赞同
• stamp on    踩踏, 阻拦, 压制
• stamp out    踩灭, 镇压, 扑灭
• stamped addressed envelope    预先写好姓名地址并贴上邮票的回信信封
• stamping ground    常到的场所

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貼郵票於, 蓋章於, 貼印花於, 壓印於
v. intr. - 跺腳, 拒絕, 毀掉, 撲滅, 踩, 搗碎
n. - 郵票, 驗訖的標簽, 印花, 圖章, 戳子, 印

idioms:

• leave its stamp    留下記號
• stamp as    表示..., 標出...
• stamp duty    印花稅
• stamp of approval    表示贊同
• stamp on    踩踏, 阻攔, 壓制
• stamp out    踩滅, 鎮壓, 撲滅
• stamped addressed envelope    預先寫好姓名地址並貼上郵票的回信信封
• stamping ground    常到的場所

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (땅을) 짓밟다, ~에 인지를 붙이다, 도장을 찍다
v. intr. - 찧다, 발을 구르다, 힘껏 밟다
n. - 스탬프, 도장, 인지, 우표, 찍어내는 본

idioms:

• stamp as    ~로서의 품질 등을 표시하다
• stamp on    ~을 짓밟다
• stamp out    (불을) 밟아 끄다, (폭동 따위를) 진압하다, 박멸하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 切手, 収入印紙, 印章, スタンプ, 印, 消印, 種類, 特徴, しるし, 印紙
v. - 踏み鳴らす, 足を踏み鳴らす, 踏み付ける, 切手をはる, 刻み付ける, 押す

idioms:

• postage-due stamp    不足料金分の切手
• stamp as    ～であることを明らかにする
• stamp duty    印紙税
• stamp of approval    承認印
• stamp on    印を押す, 踏みつぶす
• stamp out    踏み消す, 鎮圧する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طابع بريدي, ختم, مهر, دمغه, علامه, سمه, مدقه ثقيله (فعل) دق, ضرب الأرض, سحق, أخمد, ختم, رقم, سك العمله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דרך, בייל, החתים, הטביע‬
v. intr. - ‮רמס, פסע בכוח, בטש, מעך (סלעים)‬
n. - ‮בול, תו-קנייה, חותמת, חותם, סימן, בטישה, דריסה, סוג, מין‬

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us stamp	approved stamp
Rubber Stamp	bate stamp