stamp
An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
Example
“The horse gave two quick stamps and rose up on its hind legs.”
Other meanings
An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
“My passport has quite a collection of stamps.”
A device for imprinting designs.
“She loved to make designs with her collection of stamps.”
Related words
- tramp stamp
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "stampen" (to pound, crush).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stamp” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.