Толковый словарь английского языка - stamp
Stamp
stamp
I. verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German ~fōn to ~ and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up Date: 13th century transitive verb to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument, 2. a. to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot, to bring down (the foot) forcibly, to extinguish or destroy by or as if by ~ing with the foot, 3. impress , imprint , to attach a ~ to, to cut out, bend, or form with a ~ or die, 5. to provide with a distinctive character , characterize , intransitive verb pound 1, to strike or thrust the foot forcibly or noisily downward, II. noun Date: 15th century a device or instrument for ~ing, the impression or mark made by ~ing or imprinting, 3. a distinctive character, indication, or mark, a lasting imprint, the act of ~ing, a ~ed or printed paper affixed in evidence that a tax has been paid, ~less adjective
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v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground etc. b tr. crush, flatten, or bring into a specified state in this way (stamped down the earth round the plant). c intr. bring down one's foot heavily; walk with heavy steps. 2 tr. a impress (a pattern, mark, etc.) on metal, paper, butter, etc., with a die or similar instrument of metal, wood, rubber, etc. b impress (a surface) with a pattern etc. in this way. 3 tr. affix a postage or other stamp to (an envelope or document). 4 tr. assign a specific character to; characterize; mark out (stamps the story an invention). 5 tr. crush or pulverize (ore etc.). --n. 1 an instrument for stamping a pattern or mark. 2 a a mark or pattern made by this. b the impression of an official mark required to be made for revenue purposes on deeds, bills of exchange, etc., as evidence of payment of tax. 3 a small adhesive piece of paper indicating that a price, fee, or tax has been paid, esp. a postage stamp. 4 a mark impressed on or label etc. affixed to a commodity as evidence of quality etc. 5 a a heavy downward blow with the foot. b the sound of this. 6 a a characteristic mark or impress (bears the stamp of genius). b character, kind (avoid people of that stamp). 7 the block that crushes ore in a stamp-mill. Phrases and idioms Stamp Act an act concerned with stamp-duty, esp. that imposing the duty on the American colonies in 1765 and repealed in 1766. stamp-collecting the collecting of postage stamps as objects of interest or value. stamp-collector a person engaged in stamp-collecting. stamp-duty a duty imposed on certain kinds of legal document. stamp-hinge see HINGE. stamping-ground a favourite haunt or place of action. stamp-machine a coin-operated machine for selling postage stamps. stamp-mill a mill for crushing ore etc. stamp-office an office for the issue of government stamps and the receipt of stamp-duty etc. stamp on 1 impress (an idea etc.) on (the memory etc.). 2 suppress. stamp out 1 produce by cutting out with a die etc. 2 put an end to, crush, destroy. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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