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STAMP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

Synonyms:

seal; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

device (any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stamp"):

bulla (the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull)

cachet (a seal on a letter)

great seal (the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty)

handstamp; rubber stamp (a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand)

signet (a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially))

Derivation:

stamp (raise in a relief)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A block or die used to imprint a mark or design

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

die (a device used for shaping metal)

Derivation:

stamp (raise in a relief)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

Synonyms:

pestle; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Holonyms ("stamp" is a part of...):

battery; stamp battery (a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores)

Derivation:

stamp (crush or grind with a heavy instrument)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

Synonyms:

postage; postage stamp; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

item; token (an individual instance of a type of symbol)

Derivation:

stamp (affix a stamp to)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

Example:

he put his stamp on the envelope

Synonyms:

impression; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stamp"):

embossment; imprint (an impression produced by pressure or printing)

seal (a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it))

Derivation:

stamp (to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something)

stamp (raise in a relief)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid

Synonyms:

revenue stamp; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

piece of paper; sheet; sheet of paper (paper used for writing or printing)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A type or class

Example:

more men of his stamp are needed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)

Derivation:

stamp (treat or classify according to a mental stereotype)

stamp (reveal clearly as having a certain character)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Something that can be used as an official medium of payment

Synonyms:

legal tender; stamp; tender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

medium of exchange; monetary system (anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stamp"):

food stamp (a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food)

Sense 9

Meaning:

The distinctive form in which a thing is made

Example:

pottery of this cast was found throughout the region

Synonyms:

cast; mold; mould; stamp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):

solid (a three-dimensional shape)

Derivation:

stamp (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die)

stamp (reveal clearly as having a certain character)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot

Example:

stamp out tyranny

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

extinguish; snuff out (put an end to; kill)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

Example:

I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European

Synonyms:

pigeonhole; stamp; stereotype

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

assort; class; classify; separate; sort; sort out (arrange or order by classes or categories)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

stamp (a type or class)

Sense 3

Meaning:

To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something

Example:

a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

impress; imprint (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):

date; date stamp (stamp with a date)

handstamp; rubberstamp (stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document)

frank; postmark (stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

stamp (a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Affix a stamp to

Example:

Are the letters properly stamped?

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

affix; stick on (attach to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):

meter (stamp with a meter indicating the postage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

stamp (a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Raise in a relief

Example:

embossed stationery

Synonyms:

boss; emboss; stamp

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

impress; imprint (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):

block (stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stamp (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)

stamp (a block or die used to imprint a mark or design)

stamp (a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Crush or grind with a heavy instrument

Example:

stamp fruit extract the juice

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

crush; mash; squash; squeeze; squelch (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stamp (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Form or cut out with a mold, form, or die

Example:

stamp needles

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

stamp (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)

stamper (a power tool that stamps)

stamper (a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine))

Sense 8

Meaning:

Walk heavily

Example:

The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots

Synonyms:

stamp; stomp; stump

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children stamp to the playground

Derivation:

stamper (someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Reveal clearly as having a certain character

Example:

His playing stamps him as a Romantic

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):

characterise; characterize; qualify (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

stamp (a type or class)

stamp (the distinctive form in which a thing is made)

Credits

 Context examples: 

They stamp him under their feet!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I was fairly at the end of my tether at last, and could hardly find the stamps to answer the advertisements or the envelopes to stick them to.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had a metal plate made, on which was stamped: RETURN TO WALT IRVINE, GLEN ELLEN, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

One day—it was in March, 1883—a letter with a foreign stamp lay upon the table in front of the colonel’s plate.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A good deal of clothing with the stamp of Marx and Co., High Holborn, had been left behind.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

How they shouted and stamped and raved in their delight!

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I sprang to my feet and leaped, stamping the coracle under water.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD) Adequately organize his/her correspondence with respect to stationery, address, stamps?

(DAD - Adequately Organize Correspondence, NCI Thesaurus)

After Neptune goes direct, you may be recognized for your taste, style, or personality or a project you created that you put your personal stamp upon.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"I can't love anyone else, and I'll never forget you, Jo, Never! Never!" with a stamp to emphasize his passionate words.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

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