transitive verb

1. to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, a floor, etc.
2. 1. to strike down on forcibly with the foot to stamp the floor in anger
   2. to beat, crush, etc. in a specified way by treading on heavily to stamp the grass down to the earth
   3. to remove by stamping the foot or feet to stamp the snow from one's boots
   4. to pulverize (ore, etc.) by grinding or crushing
3. 1. to imprint or cut out (a mark, design, lettering, etc.) by bringing a form forcibly against a material to stamp initials in leather
   2. to cut out, form, or make as by applying a die to metal: often with out to stamp auto bodies
4. to impress, mark, or imprint with some design, characters, etc., as to decorate or to show authenticity, ownership, sanction, or the like
5. to impress or mark distinctly or indelibly the incident was stamped in her memory
6. to put an official seal or a stamp on (a document, letter, etc.)
7. to characterize or reveal distinctly, as if by imprinting the courage that stamped him as a hero

Etymology: ME stampen, akin to OHG stampfon < Gmc *stampon, *stampjan, to press to pieces < IE *stembh-, to crush < base *steb(h)-, a post, pole > staff, step, stump

intransitive verb

1. to bring the foot down forcibly on the ground, a floor, etc.
2. to walk with loud, heavy steps, as in anger, etc.

noun

1. the act of stamping
2. a machine, tool, etc. used for stamping or crushing ore, etc.
3. 1. any tool or implement, as a die, used by being forcibly brought against something to mark or shape it
   2. a mark or form made by such a tool or implement
4. a mark, seal, impression, etc. used to show officially that a tax has been paid, authority given, etc.
5. 1. a small piece of paper, distinctively imprinted on the face and usually gummed on the back, issued by a government for a specified price and required to be affixed to a letter, parcel, document, commodity subject to duty, etc. as evidence that the prescribed fee, as for carrying mail, has been paid
   2. any piece of paper similar to a stamp, issued by an organization, business firm, etc. trading stamps
6. any characteristic sign or impression; indication the stamp of truth
7. character; kind; class; type