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  • 31stamp */*/ — 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… …

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  • 32stamp — [[t]stæmp[/t]] v. t. 1) to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot 2) to bring (the foot) down forcibly on the ground, floor, etc 3) to crush, extinguish, etc., by or as if by striking with a forcible downward thrust of the… …

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  • 33stamp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument 2. a. (1) to strike or beat… …

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  • 34stamp — {{11}}stamp (n.) mid 15c., stamping tool, from STAMP (Cf. stamp) (v.). Sense of official mark or imprint (to certify that duty has been paid on what has been printed or written) dates from 1540s; transferred 1837 to adhesive labels issued by… …

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  • 35stamp — 1. verb 1) he stamped on my toe Syn: trample (on), step on, tread on, tramp on, stomp on; crush, squash, flatten 2) John stamped off, muttering Syn: stomp, stump, clomp …

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  • 36stamp — v 1.(all with the foot) strike, beat, pound, crush, mash, squash, Dial. squish; step on, Inf. stomp, tread on, tramp on, trample. 2.Usu. stamp out put out, extinguish, snuff out, kill; suppress, subdue, quell, quash, put down, squelch, scotch,… …

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  • 37stamp — 1. noun /stæmp/ a) An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof. The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs. b) An indentation or imprint made by stamping. Just then there was a sound of footsteps, an …

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  • 38Stamp — This is a surname of confused nationality. It may be English but with French origins, English with German origins, or German or French and Flemish. Recorded in many spellings including Stamp, Stamps, Stemp, Stempe (English), Etampe, Etampes,… …

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  • 39out — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, aberrant, abjured, abroad, absurd, adrift, alibi, all abroad, all off, all wrong, aloud, amiss, antiquated, antique, apparent, apparently, appear, archaic, askew, asleep, astray, at a loss, at fault, audibly …

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  • 40Stamp 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… …

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