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• stamp out something — stamp out (something) to stop or destroy something. How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs? Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out …   New idioms dictionary

• stamp out — (something) to stop or destroy something. How long have we been trying to stamp out drugs? Everyone enjoys these games, although some people want to stamp them out …   New idioms dictionary

• stamp — stamp1 [ stæmp ] noun ** ▸ 1 for paying (for mailing) ▸ 2 for printing mark ▸ 3 putting foot down hard ▸ 4 particular quality ▸ 5 particular type 1. ) count a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stamp — stamp1 S2 [stæmp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mail)¦ 2¦(printed mark)¦ 3 the stamp of something 4¦(payment)¦ 5¦(tax)¦ 6 of ... stamp 7¦(with foot)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(MAIL)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stamp */*/ — I UK [stæmp] / US noun Word forms stamp : singular stamp plural stamps 1) [countable] a small official piece of paper that you buy and stick on an envelope to pay for the cost of posting a letter or a parcel a first class/second class stamp a… …   English dictionary

• stamp out — verb end or extinguish by forceful means (Freq. 2) Stamp out poverty! • Syn: ↑kill • Hypernyms: ↑end, ↑terminate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• stamp — [[t]stæ̱mp[/t]] ♦♦♦ stamps, stamping, stamped 1) N COUNT A stamp or a postage stamp is a small piece of paper which you lick and stick on an envelope or package before you post it to pay for the cost of the postage. → See also food stamp ...a… …   English dictionary

• stamp on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stamp on : present tense I/you/we/they stamp on he/she/it stamps on present participle stamping on past tense stamped on past participle stamped on British 1) stamp on something to stop something by taking… …   English dictionary

• Stamp collecting — is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them). It is one of the world s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United… …   Wikipedia

• stamp — [stamp] vt. [ME stampen, akin to OHG stampfon < Gmc * stampon, *stampjan, to press to pieces < IE * stembh , to crush < base * steb(h) , a post, pole > STAFF2, STEP, STUMP] 1. to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, a floor,… …   English World dictionary