stamp Význam & definícia

Význam stamp v slovenčine

• 0 a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has been paid:

  • I stuck a 50p stamp on the envelope.

• 1 a tool for putting a mark on an object either by printing on it or pushing into it, or the mark made in this way:

  • A date stamp inside the front cover of a library book shows when it should be returned.

• 2 a small piece of paper worth a particular amount of money that you can buy several of, as a way of paying for something over a period of time:

  • vehicle licence stamps

• 3 a particular quality in something or someone, or a quality in something that shows it was done by a particular person or group of people:

  • Although this painting clearly bears the stamp of genius, we don't know who painted it.

  • Each manager has left his or her own stamp on the way the company has evolved.

• 4 an act of putting the foot down on the ground hard, or the noise made in doing so:

  • With a stamp of her foot she stormed out.

• 5 to put a mark on an object either by printing on it or pushing into it with a small tool:

  • It is necessary to stamp your passport.

  • Every carton of yogurt is stamped with a sell-by date.

• 6 to put a foot down on the ground hard and quickly, making a loud noise, often to show anger:

  • The little boy was stamping his foot and refusing to take his medicine.

  • She stood by the road, stamping her feet to stay warm.

  • I wish those people upstairs would stop stamping (about/around).

  • Why did you stamp on that insect?

• 7 to mark with a particular quality or show that someone has a particular quality:

  • Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.

• 8 to hit the floor or ground hard with a foot, usually making a loud noise:

  • [ T ] She stood by the road, stamping her feet to stay warm.

  • [ I ] I wish those people upstairs would stop stamping around.

• 9 the act of hitting the floor or ground hard with a foot:

  • With a stamp of her foot she hurried out.

• 10 a small piece of paper, usually with a colorful design, that is attached to a package or envelope to show that the charge for sending it through the mail has been paid:

  • The new stamps depict blues singers.

• 11 a tool for printing or cutting a mark into an object, or the mark made by such a tool:

  • The guard examined the permit, then reached for his rubber stamp.

  • The stamp on the rim shows that Paul Revere made this mug.

• 12 a particular quality or character:

  • This painting clearly bears the stamp of genius.

• 13 to use a special tool to print or cut a mark into an object:

  • An immigration official stamped his passport.

  • fig. That scene will be stamped in my memory forever.

• 14 a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it, that you stick onto a letter or package to pay for the cost of mailing it:

  • first-class/second-class stamp

• 15 a tool used to put a date, an address, or other mark on a document or an object, usually as proof of something:

  • The assistant uses a stamp to sign his boss's name.

• 16 an official mark put on something that shows a date, an address, or other information:

  • Look for the official USDA stamp before you buy.

• 17 approval from someone in a position of authority:

  • The Board will meet Thursday to discuss the contract and is likely to give its stamp of approval Friday.

  • The foreign-made goods still have not earned the government's stamp of approval.

• 18 to use a tool to put a date, an address, or other mark on a document or an object, usually as proof of something:

  • EU citizens don't need to get their passports stamped when travelling within Europe.

  • stamp sth on sth All supermarket food packaging has a sell-by date stamped on it.

  • stamp sth with sth The invoice was stamped with the date that payment had been received.