stamp
verb (used with object)
to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
stamps
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pluralof stamp.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof stamp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
stampverb (used with object)to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
Example Sentences
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Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the vibrant psychedelic style of the 1960s and whose work graced posters, album covers, T-shirts, dinnerware, postage stamps and beyond, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Postage stamps used to come apart with a string of muted pops, their perforations separating serially like tiny zippers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Also, at five of nine mail processing facilities studied, retail clerks who were postmarking ballots by hand sometimes used stamps with inaccurate dates, according to the report.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Truelove was the subject of an in-depth profile in The Times in 2023, capturing his life as a homeless person on the streets of Torrance as he tried to obtain housing, food stamps and healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
You are no longer eligible for food stamps; you may be discriminated against in employment; you cannot vote for at least twelve years; and you are about to be evicted from public housing.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
