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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Origin: | Probably from an unrecorded Old English stampian 'to crush' |
Related topics:1 to put your foot down onto the ground loudly and with a lot of force : 
The audience stamped and shouted.
put foot down
[intransitive and transitive]
The audience stamped and shouted. stamp on somebody/something (=try to hurt or kill someone or something, by putting your foot down onto them) Marta shrieked and started stamping on the cockroach.
Marta shrieked and started stamping on the cockroach.2 to walk somewhere in a noisy way by putting your feet down hard onto the ground because you are angry [= stomp]
walk noisily
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]3 to put a pattern, sign, or letters on something using a special tool : The woman at the desk stamped my passport. Among the papers was a brown folder stamped 'SECRET'.
make a mark
[transitive]The woman at the desk stamped my passport.Among the papers was a brown folder stamped 'SECRET'.4 to have an important or permanent effect on someone or something :
affect somebody/something
[transitive]5mail
[transitive]TCM to stick a stamp onto a letter, parcel etc
stamp somebody as something
phrasal verbIt was his manners that stamped him as a real gentleman.stamp on somebody/something
phrasal verbOfficers were given orders to stamp on any hint of trouble.stamp something ↔ out
phrasal verb1 to prevent something bad from continuing : We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.
We aim to stamp out poverty in our lifetimes.2 to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames
3TI to make a shape or object by pressing hard on something using a machine or tool
