1. (

• cast ,
• mold ,
• mould ,
• stamp

) the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" ;

2. (

• stamp

) a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed" ;

3. (

• stamp ,
• impression

) a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving; "he put his stamp on the envelope" ;

4. (

• postage ,
• postage_stamp ,
• stamp ,

) a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid ;

5. (

• tender ,
• legal_tender ,
• stamp

) something that can be used as an official medium of payment ;

6. (

• revenue_stamp ,
• stamp ,

) a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid ;

7. (

• stamp ,
• pestle ,

) machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores ;

8. (

• stamp ,

) a block or die used to imprint a mark or design ;

9. (

• seal ,
• stamp

) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents ;

1. (

• stomp ,
• stamp ,
• stump

) walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" ;

2. (

• stamp ,

) to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps" ;

3. (

• stamp

) reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic" ;

4. (

• stamp ,

) affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?" ;

5. (

• pigeonhole ,
• stereotype ,
• stamp

) treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" ;

6. (

• stamp

) destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny" ;

7. (

• stamp

) form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles" ;

8. (

• stamp ,

) crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice" ;

9. (

• emboss ,
• boss ,
• stamp ,

) raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" ;