Dictionary entry details
• STAMP (noun)
Meaning:
A token that postal fees have been paid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stamp; postage stamp; postage
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
item; token (an individual instance of a type of symbol)
Meaning:
The distinctive form in which a thing is made
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
mold; stamp; cast
Context example:
pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
solid (a three-dimensional shape)
Meaning:
A type or class
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
more men of his stamp are needed
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
Meaning:
A symbol that is the result of printing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stamp; impression
Context example:
he put his stamp on the envelope
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stamp"):
seal (a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it))
revenue stamp (a stamp that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid)
embossment; imprint (an impression produced by pressure or printing)
Meaning:
Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pestle; stamp
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Holonyms ("stamp" is a part of...):
battery; stamp battery (a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores)
Meaning:
A block or die used to imprint a mark or design
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
die (a device used for shaping metal)
Meaning:
A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
seal; stamp
Hypernyms ("stamp" is a kind of...):
device (any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stamp"):
bulla (the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull)
cachet (a seal on a letter)
great seal (the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty)
handstamp; rubber stamp (a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand)
signet (a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially))
• STAMP (verb)
Meaning:
Walk heavily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
stamp; stomp; stump
Context example:
The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children stamp to the playground
Meaning:
To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
impress; imprint (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):
date; date stamp (stamp with a date)
handstamp; rubberstamp (stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document)
frank; postmark (stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Reveal clearly as having a certain character
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
His playing stamps him as a Romantic
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
characterise; characterize; qualify (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Affix a stamp to
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Are the letters properly stamped?
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
affix; stick on (attach to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):
meter (stamp with a meter indicating the postage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
stereotype; pigeonhole; stamp
Context example:
I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
assort; class; classify; separate; sort; sort out (arrange or order by classes or categories)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
Stamp fascism into submission / stamp out tyranny
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
extinguish; snuff out (put an end to; kill)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Form or cut out with a mold, form, or die
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
stamp needles
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Crush or grind with a heavy instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
stamp fruit extract the juice
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
crush; mash; squash; squeeze; squelch (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Raise in a relief
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
boss; emboss; stamp
Context example:
embossed stationary
Hypernyms (to "stamp" is one way to...):
impress; imprint (mark or stamp with or as if with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stamp"):
block (stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
