stamp out
stamp out · stamps out · stamped out · stamping out
вбити, вбивати, убити
избавиться от, избавляться от, искоренить, затоптать
ausrotten, ausmerzen, ausstanzen, austrampeln
To extinguish by stampingTo extinguish by stamping.
/stamp aʊt/
» He stamped out the fire.
Он затоптал огонь ногами.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To extinguish by stamping.
ausstanzen, austrampeln
затоптатьzatoptatʹ
end or extinguish by forceful means
(transitive)To get rid of totally; to eradicate.
Since 1956, Nasution had been trying to stamp out corruption in the Army.
ausmerzen, ausrotten
искореня́тьiskorenjátʹ, искорени́тьiskorenítʹ, избавля́ться отizbavljátʹsja ot
Examples
8 sentencesHe stamped out the fire.
ruОн затоптал огонь ногами. — marafon
Tom stamped out the fire.
Algeria needs to stamp out corruption.
The church attempted to stamp out scientific progress.
People survived with food stamps handed out by the authorities.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to extinguish by stamping:
to get rid of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to extinguish by stamping:
to get rid of:
Forms
stamps out, stamping out, stamped out, stamped out| Base form | stamp out · to stamp out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stamps out |
| Present participle | stamping out |
| Past simple | stamped out |
| Past participle | stamped out |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- end or extinguish by forceful means:kill
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb