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stamp

n. a block or die used to imprint a mark or design

stamp

n. a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed"

seal

n. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

pestle

n. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

impression

n. a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope"

postage, postage stamp

n. a token that postal fees have been paid

cast, mold

n. the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

stamp

v. destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"

impress with a mark

v. to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps"

affix a stamp to

v. affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"

characterize

v. reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"

pigeonhole, stereotype

v. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

boss, emboss, raise in a relief

v. raise in a relief; "embossed stationary"

stomp, stump

v. walk heavily; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots"

matrix

n. mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

label

n. an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object

insignia

n. a badge worn to show official position

shape, form

n. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

strike, mint, coin

v. form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins"; "strike a medal"

introduce

v. bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

forge, devise, formulate, invent, contrive, excogitate

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

mark, note, notice

v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

standardize, normalize, make standard

v. cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"

table, set back, remit, put off, defer, hold over, postpone, shelve, put over

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

brand

v. burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals

spot, blemish

v. mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

form, imprint, impress firmly

v. establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

beat, thump, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

tramp, travel on foot

v. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

crush, break down

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

smash, blast, boom, nail, hit hard

v. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

smash, bang up, smash up

v. damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"

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