Tra từ stamp - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stamp [stamp stamps stamped stamping] noun, verb BrE [stæmp] NAmE [stæmp]
noun

ON LETTER/PACKAGE
1. (also formal ˈpostage stamp)countable a small piece of paper with a design on it that you buy and stick on an envelope or a package before you post it
•a 28p stamp
• Could I have three first-class stamps, please?
• He has been collecting stamps since he was eight.
•a stamp album
•The Post Office has issued a commemorative stamp to mark the event.

PRINTING TOOL
2. countable a tool for printing the date or a design or mark onto a surface
•a date stamp
see also ↑rubber stamp

PRINTED DESIGN/WORDS
3. countable a design or words made by stamping sth onto a surface
• The passports, with the visa stamps, were waiting at the embassy.
• (figurative) The project has the government's stamp of approval.

PROOF OF PAYMENT
4. countable a small piece of paper with a design on it, stuck on a document to show that a particular amount of money has been paid
•a TV licence stamp

CHARACTER/QUALITY
5. singular ~ (of sth) (formal)the mark or sign of a particular quality or person
•All his work bears the stamp of authority.
6. singular (formal)a kind or class, especially of people
•men of a different stamp

OF FOOT
7. singular an act or sound of stamping the foot
•The stamp of hoofs alerted Isabel.

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with ↑stomp.

Thesaurus:
stamp noun C
•The passports, with the visa stamps, were waiting at the embassy.
seal • • emblem • • logo •
an official seal/stamp
bear/carry a/an seal/stamp/emblem/logo
Seal or stamp? A stamp may show any kind of information, such as a date, a few words or a symbol; a seal is likely to appear on legal documents. Both words can be used to show that sth has been approved
• (figurative) The project has the government's seal/stamp of approval.

Example Bank:
•Do you collect stamps?
•Don't forget to put a stamp on.
•His work bears the unmistakable stamp of genius.
•President Reagan left an indelible stamp on the nation.
•She left her stamp on the school.
•She stuck a first-class stamp on the letter.
•The Post Office has launched some new Christmas stamps.
•The software uses digital time stamps.
•The stamps were issued in 1863.
•These families receive food stamps to purchase food.
•a book of ten first-class stamps
•the stamp of authority
•He has a new chance to put his stamp on policy.
•The project has the government's seal/stamp of approval.
Derived: ↑stamp on something ▪ ↑stamp something on something ▪ ↑stamp something out

verb

FOOT
1. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to put your foot down heavily and noisily on the ground
• I tried stamping my feet to keep warm.
• Sam stamped his foot in anger.
•He stamped the snow off his boots.
•The audience were stamping and cheering.

WALK
2. intransitive + adv./prep. to walk with loud heavy steps
Syn: ↑stomp
• She turned and stamped out of the room.
• The children came stamping down the stairs.

PRINT DESIGN/WORDS
3. transitive, often passive to print letters, words, a design, etc. onto sth using a special tool
•~ A (with B) The box was stamped with the maker's name.
• Wait here to have your passport stamped.
•~ B on A I'll stamp the company name on your cheque.
•The maker's name was stamped in gold on the box.
see also ↑rubber-stamp, ↑stamp something on something

SHOW FEELING/QUALITY
4. transitive, usually passive to make a feeling show clearly on sb's face, in their actions, etc
•~ A with B Their faces were stamped with hostility.
•~ B over, across, etc. A The crime had revenge stamped all over it.
•Terror was stamped across her face.
5. transitive ~ sb as sth to show that sb has a particular quality
•Her success has stamped her as one of the country's top riders.

ON LETTER/PACKAGE
6. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to stick a stamp on a letter or package

CUT OUT OBJECT
7. transitive ~ sth (out) (of/from sth) to cut and shape an object from a piece of metal or plastic using a special machine or tool
•The hinges are stamped out of sheets of metal.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘crush to a powder’): of Germanic origin; related to German stampfen ‘stamp with the foot’; reinforced by Old French estamper ‘to stamp’. Compare with ↑stomp.

Example Bank:
•Approved goods were stamped with a hallmark.
•He stamped off in disgust.
•His personality was indelibly stamped on the final product.
•She stamped her foot impatiently.
•She stamped on my toe!
•This is an album with ‘epic’ stamped all over it.
•He stamped from the room.
•Lizzie turned and stamped noisily out of the room.
•We watched our mother stamp away down the drive.

See also: ↑postage stamp