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stamp (STAMP) (verb)
To injure or to destroy by bringing one's foot down heavily on an object in a repeated manner: "The men tried to stamp out the fire with their boots so it wouldn't spread."
stamp (STAMP) (noun)
1. A seal or imprint to indicate that something has been paid for or that a tax has been paid for: "The woman placed the postage stamp on her letter and mailed it off to her friend."
"The county agent will use a stamp on his tax bill to indicate that he has paid his taxes for the year."
2. A distinctive characteristic.: "The farm had a dreary stamp about it because of the unpainted buildings."stomp (STAHMP, STAWMP) (noun)
A form of dance characterized by repeated heavy footwork: "The two young people demonstrated the stomp which was the latest craze at their school."
stomp (STAHMP, STAWMP) (verb)
To have used one's foot heavily to injure or destroy something: "Why did you have to stomp on all of those ants out in the yard?"
The postage stamp on the letter that she received had not been cancelled; so, she used it again to mail a note to a friend, inviting him to participate in a stomp at the local youth club. She also used a custom designed stamp to seal the letter.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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