Found 1 hit - Term: to stamp out, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stamp \stamp\ sta^mp v. t. imp. p. p. stamped
sta^mt; 215; p. pr. vb. n. stamping. oe. stampen;
akin to lg. d. stampen, g. stampfen, ohg. stampf=on, dan.
stampe, sw. stampa, icel. stappa, g. stampf a pestle and e.
step. see step, v. i., and cf. stampede.
1. to strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the
foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. --shak.
1913 webster
he frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.
--dryden.
1913 webster
2. to bring down the foot forcibly on the ground or floor;
as, he stamped his foot with rage.
1913 webster
3. to crush; to pulverize; specifically metal., to crush by
the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.
1913 webster
i took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and
burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it
very small. --deut. ix.
21.
1913 webster
4. to impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate
with arms or initials.
1913 webster
5. fig.: to impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp
virtuous principles on the heart.
1913 webster
god . . . has stamped no original characters on our
minds wherein we may read his being. --locke.
1913 webster
6. to cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc.,
into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure
with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.
1913 webster
7. to put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter;
to stamp a legal document.
1913 webster
to stamp out, to put an end to by sudden and energetic
action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion.
1913 webster
see also:
stamped stamping step stampede to stamp out
Results 1 - 8 of 8 found about to stamp out: Bale Out
>> B Words
Bale Out, definition of term: Bale Out
bale+out_pag1.html Bawl Out
>> B Words
Bawl Out, definition of term: Bawl Out
bawl+out_pag1.html Bear Out
>> B Words
Bear Out, definition of term: Bear Out
bear+out_pag1.html Bail Out
>> B Words
Bail Out, definition of term: Bail Out
bail+out_pag1.html Back Out
>> B Words
Back Out, definition of term: Back Out
back+out_pag1.html Air Out
>> A Words
Air Out, definition of term: Air Out
air+out_pag1.html Ask Out
>> A Words
Ask Out, definition of term: Ask Out
ask+out_pag1.html Act Out
>> A Words
Act Out, definition of term: Act Out
act+out_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/12/02 06:04:36 [Total processing time: 0 seconds] |