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  • 1Stamp — (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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2stamp — stamp1 [ stæmp ] noun ** ▸ 1 for paying (for mailing) ▸ 2 for printing mark ▸ 3 putting foot down hard ▸ 4 particular quality ▸ 5 particular type 1. ) count a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3stamp */*/ — I UK [stæmp] / US noun Word forms stamp : singular stamp plural stamps 1) [countable] a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost of posting a letter or a parcel a first class/second class stamp a… …

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  • 4stamp — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a letter/package ADJECTIVE ▪ postage (formal) ▪ first class, second class (both in the UK) ▪ 47p, 83 cent, etc …

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  • 5stamp — [[t]stæ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ stamps, stamping, stamped 1) N COUNT A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you lick and stick on an envelope or package before you post it to pay for the cost of the postage. → See also food stamp ...a… …

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  • 6stamp*/*/ — [stæmp] noun I 1) [C] a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope in order to pay for the cost of posting a letter or parcel Syn: postage stamp a first class stamp[/ex] 2) [C] a small tool with a pattern or writing on… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 7put — I adv. (colloq.) remaining in one place to stay put II v. 1) (B) ( to pose ) to put a question to smb. 2) (d; tr.) ( to place ) to put before (to put a proposal before a committee) 3) (d; tr.) ( to place ) to put in; into (to put milk in/into the …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8stamp — I. v. a. 1. Beat (with the foot or a pestle). 2. Impress, imprint, print, mark, brand, put a stamp on. 3. Impress, imprint, fix deeply. 4. Coin, mint, form. II. n. 1. Mark, impress, print, impression, brand …

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  • 9stamp — [stamp] vt. [ME stampen, akin to OHG stampfon < Gmc * stampon, *stampjan, to press to pieces < IE * stembh , to crush < base * steb(h) , a post, pole > STAFF2, STEP, STUMP] 1. to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, a floor,… …

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  • 10Stamp — Stamp, n. 1. The act of stamping, as with the foot. [1913 Webster] 2. The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die. [1913 Webster] T is gold so pure It can not bear the stamp without alloy. Dryden. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English