stamp

/ˈstamp/

Middle English; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp and perhaps to Greek stembein to shake up

verb

  1. to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument

  2. to strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot

  3. to bring down (the foot) forcibly

noun

  1. a device or instrument for stamping

  2. the impression or mark made by stamping or imprinting

  3. a distinctive character, indication, or mark

noun

  1. a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps; also : a machine for stamping ore