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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Stamp \Stamp\ (st[a^]mp) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stamped}
(st[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stamping}.] [OE. stampen;
akin to LG. & D. stampen, G. stampfen, OHG. stampf[=o]n, Dan.
stampe, Sw. stampa, Icel. stappa, G. stampf a pestle and E.
step. See {Step}, v. i., and cf. {Stampede}.]
1. To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the
foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. --Shak.
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He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
--Dryden.
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2. To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor;
as, he stamped his foot with rage.
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3. To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by
the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.
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I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and
burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it
very small. --Deut. ix.
21.
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4. To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate
with arms or initials.
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5. Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp
virtuous principles on the heart.
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God . . . has stamped no original characters on our
minds wherein we may read his being. --Locke.
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6. To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc.,
into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure
with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.
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7. To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter;
to stamp a legal document.
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{To stamp out}, to put an end to by sudden and energetic
action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion.
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