stamp
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
Noun 4 meanings
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
“The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.”
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
“My passport has quite a collection of stamps.”
A device for imprinting designs.
“She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.”
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.
“I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.”
Verb 4 meanings
To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
“The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy.”
To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
“The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation.”
To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
“This machine stamps the metal cover with a design.”
Etymology
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”).
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STAMP at a glance
STAMP has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + M 3 + P 3) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,915 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with stamp
All rhymesOne letter away
- SWAMP12
- STUMP9
- STOMP9
- SCAMP11
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