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| 1. subst. An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. | |
| The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs. | |
| 2. subst. An indentation or imprint made by stamping. | |
| My passport has quite a collection of stamps. | |
| 3. subst. A device for stamping designs. | |
| She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps. | |
| 4. subst. A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work. | |
| These stamps have a Christmas theme. | |
| 5. subst. A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other costs such as tax or licence fees. | |
| I need one first-class stamp to send this letter. | |
| Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here. | |
| 6. subst. (slang) A tattoo | |
| 7. subst. (slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide | |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. | |
| The toddler screamed and stamped, but still got no candy. | |
| 9. v. To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly. | |
| The crowd cheered and stamped their feet in appreciation. | |
| 10. v. To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. | |
| 11. v. To mark by pressing quickly and heavily. | |
| This machine stamps the metal cover with a design. | |
| This machine stamps the design into the metal cover. | |
| 12. v. To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol. | |
| The immigration officer stamped my passport. | |
| 13. v. To apply postage stamps to. | |
| I forgot to stamp this letter. | |
| 14. v. (transitive, figurative) To mark; to impress. | |
