stamp
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoofAn act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
» I collect stamps as a hobby.
Ich sammle Briefmarken als Hobby.
Я собираю марки в качестве хобби.
Я збираю марки в якості хобі.
Meaning
9 sensesAn act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.
stampfen
печа́тьpečátʹ, печа́таниеpečátanije, то́паниеtópanije
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
My passport has quite a collection of stamps.
Stempel
штампštamp, печа́тьpečátʹ, ште́мпельštɛ́mpelʹ
штампštamp, печа́ткаpečátka, ште́мпельštémpelʹ
a block or die used to imprint a mark or design
A device for imprinting designs.
She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.
Stempel
штампštamp, печа́тьpečátʹ, ште́мпельštɛ́mpelʹ
штампštamp, печа́ткаpečátka, ште́мпельštémpelʹ
A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
I need one first-class stamp to send this letter.
Now that commerce is done electronically, tax stamps are no longer issued here.
a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid
A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
These stamps have a Christmas theme.
накле́йкаnakléjka
(figuratively, slang)A tattoo.
(slang)A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
the stamp of criminality
Examples
408 sentencesI collect stamps as a hobby.
Я збираю марки в якості хобі. — deniko
ruЯ собираю марки в качестве хобби. — Patissier
deIch sammle Briefmarken als Hobby. — al_ex_an_der
Stick a stamp on the envelope.
Наклей марку на конверт. — f00dconsumer
ruНаклейте марку на конверт. — odexed
deKleben Sie eine Briefmarke auf den Umschlag. — xtofu80
I need to buy some stamps.
Мені потрібно купити марки. — deniko
ruМне нужно купить марок. — marafon
I have stamps from many countries.
У мене є марки з багатьох країн. — deniko
I have a large collection of stamps.
Я маю велику колекцію марок. — brambury
ruУ меня большая коллекция марок. — al_ex_an_der
deIch habe eine große Briefmarkensammlung. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variaFrom Middle English stampen (“to pound, crush”), from assumed Old English *stampian, variant of Old English stempan (“to crush, pound, pound in mortar, stamp”), from Proto-West Germanic *stampōn, *stampijan, from Proto-Germanic *stampōną, *stampijaną (“to trample, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemb- (“to trample down”).
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Forms
plural: stampsSynonyms
12 synonyms- machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores:pestle
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving:impression
- a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents:seal
- a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid:revenue stamp
- a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that postal fees have been paid:postagepostage stamp
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment:tenderlegal tender
Word family
53 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- as many stamps
- many stamps as
- collecting stamps
- stamp collection
- many stamps
- his stamp collection
- stamp on the
- a stamp collector
- put a stamp
- a stamp on
- stamp collector
- is collecting stamps