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stamp 2, verb (oh)



2 W1S1 v
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1 ?put foot down?
2 ?walk noisily?
3 ?make a mark?
4 ?affect somebody/something?
5 ?mail?
Phrasal verbs
stamp somebody as something
stamp on somebody/something
stamp something ¡û¡ú out
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[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English stampian 'to crush']
?PUT FOOT DOWN?
[I and T] to put your foot down onto the ground loudly and with a lot of force
::The audience stamped and shouted.
::'I will not!' Bert yelled and stamped his foot (=because he was angry) .
::She stood at the bus stop stamping her feet (=because she was cold) .
stamp on sb/sth
(=try to hurt or kill someone or something, by putting your foot down onto them)
::Marta shrieked and started stamping on the cockroach.
?WALK NOISILY?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a noisy way by putting your feet down hard onto the ground because you are angry
-synonym stomp stomp stamp around/out of/off etc
::My mother stamped off down the stairs.
?MAKE A MARK?
[T] to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something using a special tool
::The woman at the desk stamped my passport.
::Among the papers was a brown folder stamped 'SECRET'.
stamp sth on sth
::Stamp the date on all the letters.
?AFFECT SOMEBODY/SOMETHING?
[T] to have an important or permanent effect on someone or something
::The experience remained stamped on her memory for many years.
stamp sb with sth
::His army years had stamped him with an air of brisk authority.
?MAIL?
[T] to stick a stamp onto a letter, parcel etc
stamp as [stamp sb as sth] phr v
to show that someone has a particular type of character
::It was his manners that stamped him as a real gentleman.
stamp on / [stamp on sb/sth] phr vto use force or your authority to stop someone from doing something, or stop something from happening, especially in an unfair way
::Officers were given orders to stamp on any hint of trouble.
stamp out [stamp sth ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to prevent something bad from continuing
::We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.
to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames
to make a shape or object by pressing hard on something using a machine or tool