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stamp

1. stamp \'stamp; vt2a & vi2 are also 'sta:mp or 'sto.mp\ vb [ME stampen; 
   akin to OHG stampfo-n to stamp, L temnere to]despise, Gk stembein to shake 
   up 1: to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument  2a1: to strike 
   or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot  2a2: to bring down (the foot) 
   forcibly  2b: to extinguish or destroy by or as if by stamping with the 
   foot  3a: IMPRESS, IMPRINT {~ "paid" on the bill}  3b: to attach a stamp to 
   {~ a letter}  4: to cut out, bend, or form with a stamp or die  5: 
   CHARACTERIZE  1: POUND  2: to strike or thrust the foot forcibly or noisily 
   downward 
2. stamp n 1: a device or instrument for stamping  2: the impression or 
   mark made by stamping or imprinting  3a: a distinctive character, 
   indication, or mark  3b: a lasting imprint  4: the act of stamping  5: a 
   stamped or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid;  
   also : POSTAGE STAMP