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stamp v. 1 trample, bring down one's foot; tread, step, tramp; Colloq
stomp (on): He flew into a rage and stamped on the floor, like
a petulant child. 2 impress, mark, imprint, print, record,
document, register, log; engrave, emboss, inscribe; sign,
initial: That last night in Rio is stamped forever in my
memory. Their passports were stamped at the frontier. 3 brand,
label, mark, tag, term, name, style, identify, categorize,
classify, characterize, designate, denominate, show to be: The
episode on Friday stamped him as someone not to be trifled with.
4 stamp out. eliminate, eradicate, abolish, get rid of,
annihilate, exterminate, kill, snuff out, terminate, end, put an
end to, destroy, put down, put out, extinguish, extirpate;
quell, subdue, suppress, squelch, repress: Something must be
done to stamp out the drug traffic.
--n. 5 mark, sign, hallmark, earmarks, traits, features,
characteristics: Her work bears the stamp of genius. 6 die,
block, punch, seal, matrix, plate, die-stamp, stereotype, mould;
signet(-ring): The stamps for the binding are not quite ready.
7 seal, (trade or service) mark, brand, logo, logotype, symbol,
representation, colophon, imprint, emblem, insigne (singular of
insignia), label, monogram, sign, crest, coat of arms,
escutcheon, cartouche, signature, initials: As it bears his
stamp, it must belong to him. 8 character, kind, sort, make,
fashion, type, cast, mould, grade, style, cut, genre, class,
level, kidney, feather, stripe, classification, species, genus,
variety, description: Men of Randolph's stamp are hard to find
amongst gentlemen and scholars alike.
stampede n. 1 rout, flight, scattering, panic, rush, dash: When the
store opened its doors for its annual sale, we were nearly
trampled in the stampede.
--v. 2 panic, frighten, rush, scatter, rout: Millions of
buffalo were killed by stampeding them off cliffs. 3 rush, run,
race, charge, take to one's heels, flee, take flight: At the
cry of 'Fire!', the audience stampeded for the exits.
stance n. carriage, bearing, deportment; position, posture, attitude,
standpoint, stand, viewpoint, point of view: Legs apart and
arms akimbo, she assumed a defiant stance at the door. Her