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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Stamp \Stamp\ (st[a^]mp) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stamped
   (st[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Stamping.] [OE. stampen;
   akin to LG. & D. stampen, G. stampfen, OHG. stampf[=o]n, Dan.
   stampe, Sw. stampa, Icel. stappa, G. stampf a pestle and E.
   step. See Step, v. i., and cf. Stampede.]
   1. To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the
      foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. --Shak.
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            He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor;
      as, he stamped his foot with rage.
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   3. To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by
      the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.
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            I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and
            burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it
            very small.                           --Deut. ix.
                                                  21.
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   4. To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate
      with arms or initials.
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   5. Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp
      virtuous principles on the heart.
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            God . . . has stamped no original characters on our
            minds wherein we may read his being.  --Locke.
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   6. To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc.,
      into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure
      with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.
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   7. To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter;
      to stamp a legal document.
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   To stamp out, to put an end to by sudden and energetic
      action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, allowed, approved, authenticated, avowed, carved, certified, conceded, confessed, confirmed, countersigned, creased, cut, enchased, endorsed, engraved, furrowed, glyphic, granted, graved, graven, grooved, impressed, imprinted, incised, inscribed, insculptured, lined, marked, notarized, printed, professed, ratified, received, recognized, sculptured, sealed, signed, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, tooled, underwritten, validated, warranted
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