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Meaning of stamp

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  stamp
      n 1: the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of
           this cast was found throughout the region" [syn: {cast},
           {mold}, {mould}, {stamp}]
      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" [syn: {stamp}, {impression}]
      4: a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to
         indicate that that postal fees have been paid [syn:
         {postage}, {postage stamp}, {stamp}]
      5: something that can be used as an official medium of payment
         [syn: {tender}, {legal tender}, {stamp}]
      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}, {stamp}]
      7: machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for
         pounding or crushing ores [syn: {stamp}, {pestle}]
      8: a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
      9: a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a
         closing or to authenticate documents [syn: {seal}, {stamp}]
      v 1: walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their
           heavy boots" [syn: {stomp}, {stamp}, {stump}]
      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},
         {stereotype}, {stamp}]
      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},
         {boss}, {stamp}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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