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stamp
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- pronunciation:
- staemp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A stamp is a very small piece of paper with glue on one side of it and a design or picture on the other. You buy stamps from a post office. You stick the stamp on an envelope or package that you want to send and then you can mail it. The stamp tells the post office that you have paid for their delivery service.
The post office will not deliver mail if it doesn't have a stamp on it.
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| definition 2: |
A stamp is a tool used for making a mark on something with ink.
When Ms. Caro paid her bill at the electric company, they used a stamp to make a mark on her copy of the bill. The stamp made a mark that said "PAID."
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
stamps, stamping, stamped |
| definition 1: |
When you stamp your foot, you bring your foot down flat on the floor or ground very hard and quickly. People sometimes stamp their feet when they are very angry. Some animals stamp their feet when they are about to fight with another animal.
The little boy was very angry, and he stamped his feet and cried.- similar words:
- pound, strike
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| definition 2: |
When someone stamps something, they make a special mark on it by pressing it with a carved rubber block that has ink on it.
The woman at the desk in the library stamped Connor's books with the date they needed to be returned.- similar words:
- label, mark, seal, sign
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| definition 3: |
When you stamp out a fire, you put it out by pushing down on it hard with your foot or your feet.
Fortunately, the fire in the woods was small enough so that the hikers could stamp it out with their boots.- similar words:
- crush, extinguish, grind, kill, smash
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| definition 4: |
When you stamp an envelope, you put a paper stamp on it so that you can mail it through the post office.
I almost forgot to stamp my letter before I put it in the mailbox. |
| definition 5: |
When you stamp across the room, you walk in an angry way by stamping your feet.
The man stamped out and slammed the door. |
| related words: |
storm |
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