stamping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb walk heavily
   stamp; stomp; stump.
   
   • The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
2. verb to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
   stamp.
   
   • a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
3. verb reveal clearly as having a certain character
   stamp.
   
   • His playing stamps him as a Romantic
4. verb affix a stamp to
   stamp.
   
   • Are the letters properly stamped?
5. verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
   stamp; stereotype; pigeonhole.
   
   • I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
6. verb destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
   stamp.
   
   • Stamp fascism into submission
   • stamp out tyranny
7. verb form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
   stamp.
   
   • stamp needles
8. verb crush or grind with a heavy instrument
   stamp.
   
   • stamp fruit extract the juice
9. verb raise in a relief
   stamp; emboss; boss.
   
   • embossed stationery

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