stamp

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A paid employee wielding a rubber stamp is not justice.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of stamp gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for stamp.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

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

noun

a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

noun

something that can be used as an official medium of payment

noun

a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid

noun

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

noun

a block or die used to imprint a mark or design

noun

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

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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

verb

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

verb

form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"

verb

crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice"

verb

raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"

Example sentences

A paid employee wielding a rubber stamp is not justice.

A formal education with an expensive stamp on it?

They'd stamp a registration number onto the frame of the bike using lettered taps and a hammer.

We will continue to work with our users to stamp out those who would put that community at risk in any way.

I thought this bit was great:I will not put my face and my “stamp of approval” on something where this is even a question.

The micro-shutter array is an array of 65,536 shutters on an area about the size of a postage stamp.

My team is super strict and nit-picky, but others will almost rubber-stamp changelists.

On the contrary, using a leaf blower while collecting stamps would be inadvisable.

Rather than trying to stamp it out, Kickstarter should embrace it -- but at the same time, take steps to differentiate it from true kickstarting.

Google Ventures is a desirable investor and entrepreneurs would be willing to trade lower caps for a Google stamp of approval on their round.

I'm sorry if communication is nasty for you right now, I think a more diverse group would stamp out the majority of shitty interactions and we'll get there eventually.

That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat, Of habits devil, is angel yet in this, That to the use of actions fair and good He likewise gives a frock or livery, That aptly is put on. Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence: the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature, And master evn the devil or throw him out With wondrous potency.

This sort of trade-off is not worth it for all companies but, for those that dream to do significant scaling and that need to have doors opened to future VC investors, the YC stamp of approval and the YC resources offer value that is not easily found elsewhere.