Stamp
 

stamp
noun1.the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"[syn: cast]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"4.a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid[syn: postage]5.something that can be used as an official medium of payment[syn: tender]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]7.machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores8.a block or die used to imprint a mark or design9.a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents[syn: seal]
verb1.walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"[syn: stomp]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]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]